false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255850944m/2752070.jpg 2752070 1 In this groundbreaking new biography of "Bloody Mary," Linda Porter brings to life a queen best remembered for burning hundreds of Protestant heretics at the stake, but whose passion, will, and sophistication have for centuries been overlooked. Daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon, wife of Philip of Spain, and sister of Edward VI, Mary Tudor was a cultured Renaissance princess. A Latin scholar and outstanding musician, her love of fashion was matched only by her zeal for gambling. It is the tragedy of Queen Mary that today, 450 years after her death, she remains the most hated, least understood monarch in English history. Linda Porter's pioneering new biography -- based on contemporary documents and drawing from recent scholarship -- cuts through the myths to reveal the truth about the first queen to rule England in her own right. Mary learned politics in a hard school, and was cruelly treated by her father and bullied by the strongmen of her brother, Edward VI. An audacious coup brought her to the throne, and she needed all her strong will and courage to keep it. Mary made a grand marriage to Philip of Spain, but her attempts to revitalize England at home and abroad were cut short by her premature death at the age of forty-two. The first popular biography of Mary in thirty years, <I>The First Queen of England</I> offers a fascinating, controversial look at this much-maligned queen. 2777768 8 7 2008 The First Queen of England: The Myth of "Bloody Mary" total:37|5:8|4:15|3:9|2:2|1:3| 37 134 110 8 2752070 0312368372 9780312368371 37 8 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255850944m/2752070.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2752070.The_First_Queen_of_England_The_Myth_of_Bloody_Mary_ 4 2 false Fri Dec 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 14:22:13 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 13:59:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2752070 0312368372 9780312368371 37 8 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255850944m/2752070.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2752070.The_First_Queen_of_England_The_Myth_of_Bloody_Mary_ 4 1 false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 07:19:06 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 07:34:51 -0800 2009
The author did an excellent job supporting her opinions with historical fact. Mary has often been portrayed as a religious fanatic...more...]]> 2752070 0312368372 9780312368371 37 8 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255850944m/2752070.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2752070.The_First_Queen_of_England_The_Myth_of_Bloody_Mary_ 4 0 false Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 07 11:15:27 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 26 12:22:58 -0700 2009
I only wish we could have spent a little more time in her childhood, pre-divorce b/n Katherine and Henry. There also anecdotes I've seen in several other books ...more...]]> 2752070 0312368372 9780312368371 37 8 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255850944m/2752070.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2752070.The_First_Queen_of_England_The_Myth_of_Bloody_Mary_ 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 22:31:53 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 22:38:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2752070 0312368372 9780312368371 37 8 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255850944m/2752070.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2752070.The_First_Queen_of_England_The_Myth_of_Bloody_Mary_ 3 0 false Fri May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 09:06:54 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 09:11:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2752070 0312368372 9780312368371 37 8 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255850944m/2752070.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2752070.The_First_Queen_of_England_The_Myth_of_Bloody_Mary_ 4 0 false Wed Sep 02 15:14:12 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 15:14:32 -0700 2009 2752070 0312368372 9780312368371 37 8 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255850944m/2752070.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2752070.The_First_Queen_of_England_The_Myth_of_Bloody_Mary_ 4 0 false Sat May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 07:20:45 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 17:32:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2752070 0312368372 9780312368371 37 8 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255850944m/2752070.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2752070.The_First_Queen_of_England_The_Myth_of_Bloody_Mary_ 4 0 false Fri Mar 20 20:25:48 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 21:44:26 -0700 2009 I still see Mary as a somewhat tragic and limited queen-but this biography truly brings her into the light]]> 2752070 0312368372 9780312368371 37 8 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255850944m/2752070.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2752070.The_First_Queen_of_England_The_Myth_of_Bloody_Mary_ 0 0 false Thu Dec 10 19:38:04 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 10 19:38:04 -0800 2009 2752070 0312368372 9780312368371 37 8 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255850944m/2752070.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2752070.The_First_Queen_of_England_The_Myth_of_Bloody_Mary_ 1 0 false Wed Dec 09 16:35:50 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 09 16:35:50 -0800 2009 2752070 0312368372 9780312368371 37 8 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255850944m/2752070.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2752070.The_First_Queen_of_England_The_Myth_of_Bloody_Mary_ 0 0 false Tue Dec 08 08:37:18 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 08 08:37:18 -0800 2009 2752070 0312368372 9780312368371 37 8 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255850944m/2752070.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2752070.The_First_Queen_of_England_The_Myth_of_Bloody_Mary_ 0 0 false Fri Dec 04 01:21:16 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 05 03:59:12 -0800 2009 2752070 0312368372 9780312368371 37 8 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255850944m/2752070.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2752070.The_First_Queen_of_England_The_Myth_of_Bloody_Mary_ 0 0 false Sat Nov 28 00:26:36 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 00:26:36 -0800 2009 2752070 0312368372 9780312368371 37 8 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255850944m/2752070.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2752070.The_First_Queen_of_England_The_Myth_of_Bloody_Mary_ 0 0 false Tue Nov 24 12:07:53 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 12:08:02 -0800 2009 2752070 0312368372 9780312368371 37 8 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255850944m/2752070.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2752070.The_First_Queen_of_England_The_Myth_of_Bloody_Mary_ 0 0 false Wed Nov 18 14:26:01 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 14:26:01 -0800 2009 2752070 0312368372 9780312368371 37 8 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255850944m/2752070.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2752070.The_First_Queen_of_England_The_Myth_of_Bloody_Mary_ 0 0 false Wed Nov 18 11:02:24 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 11:02:24 -0800 2009 2752070 0312368372 9780312368371 37 8 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255850944m/2752070.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2752070.The_First_Queen_of_England_The_Myth_of_Bloody_Mary_ 0 0 false Thu Nov 12 07:00:48 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 07:00:48 -0800 2009 2752070 0312368372 9780312368371 37 8 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255850944m/2752070.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2752070.The_First_Queen_of_England_The_Myth_of_Bloody_Mary_ 4 0 false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 10 01:23:04 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 01:23:16 -0800 2009 2752070 0312368372 9780312368371 37 8 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255850944m/2752070.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2752070.The_First_Queen_of_England_The_Myth_of_Bloody_Mary_ 0 0 false Tue Nov 03 08:23:28 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 08:23:28 -0800 2009 2752070 0312368372 9780312368371 37 8 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255850944m/2752070.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2752070.The_First_Queen_of_England_The_Myth_of_Bloody_Mary_ 0 0 false Sun Nov 01 23:52:22 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 23:52:22 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2752070