The Constant Princess
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Philippa Gregory
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A splendid and sumptuous historical novel from the internationally bestselling author, Philippa Gregory, telling of the early life of Katherine of Aragon.
As a little girl Katherine of Aragon was betrothed to Arthur, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of Henry VII of England, and was raised in the palace of the Alhambra, knowing that she would be queen of England.
In 1501, the teenage Spanish princess arrives in her new kingdom, but the future is turned upside down with the death of her handsome young husband – only six months after the wedding.
Transformed from beloved bride to superfluous widow, Katherine endures hardship and loneliness as the Tudor court slowly squeezes her out of royal circles. But Katherine never forgets her promise to her young husband that she would be a good Queen of England; and Katherine is determined not to fail, even if it means the greatest lie in English royal history…
With an exclusive afterword written and read by Philippa Gregory, exploring the inspiration behind The Constant Princess.
©2018 Philippa Gregory (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers
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‘One of Gregory's great strengths as a novelist is her ability to take familiar historical figures and flesh them into living breathing human beings. The Constant Princess is a worthy successor to her previous novels about the Tudors’ Daily Express
‘Gregory's research is impeccable which makes her imaginative fiction all the more convincing’ Daily Mail
‘Gregory is great at conjuring a Tudor film-set of gorgeous gowns and golden-lattered dining. She invokes some swoonsome images…while the politics are personal enough to remain pertinent’ DailyTelegraph
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Global1 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation4 out of 5 stars
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Histoire1 out of 5 stars
- creamblay1
- 22/02/2021
sentimental slop full of historical inaccuracies
Mrs Gregory is supposed to be a historian. She must have written this book when she was not. I'm afraid there are many errors, many historical inadequacies in this book. She places -for instance- the New Year on the first of January, and should have known that until 1752, New Year started on the 25 March (Lady Day), she speaks of America at a time when "America" did not exist, her knowledge of the Roman Catholic Religion is also very poor (NO woman would EVER hold a monstrance ! Only a priest! Even today !), and Catherine, who was very pious, would never have made such an outward lie about her virginity (for more than 30 years !) it would have meant for her "eternal damnation" ! There are many other details such as the "feminist" way of thinking of her heroin which is totally anachronistic. I did not finish the book. Had it not been based on "history" it might have been bearable.
Nevertheless, the reading performance is very good and very lively.. It is the only thing I liked.
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