Divorced, Beheaded, Survived: A Feminist Reinterpretation of the Wives of Henry VIII, (Paperback)

from afinpassing

Sarcastic and informal (wives are "dumped," royals are "tricked out" in finery), spends far too much time on the broad outline of events and draws only superficial conclusions about these women, mostly involving conjecture about their emotional states (here she must have been sad, there sympathet...

from Auntie-Nanuuq

This was somewhat interesting, but lacking in many areas. I found it mostly to be about Henry. Surprisingly Anne Boleyn was portrayed as not the harridan we are normally led to believe.The fact that Catherine of Aragon never once believed that it was Henry who was doing all those hideous things t...

from mallinje

I was a little disappointed by the fact that I wouldn't consider a feminist interpretation more than a personal interpretation. However, I still enjoyed the book. She definitely was on Anne Boleyn's side and expressed more sympathy for her than some of the other authors whose books I have read.

from Clockwork82736

Fun! An interesting take on an oft-told historic period.

from Clockwork82736

Fun! An interesting take on an oft-told historic period.