This is a salacious summer read. It isn’t great literature, but it was a fun book. If anything, it does feel like Philippa Gregory invests a lot of time with Historical research. I am not a Historian and don’t care enough to look it up, but she peppers her books with so many details and terms that are not used today, that it feels accurate. Also, I am guessing that even with a book like this, she would be slammed if she didn’t take care to make it as accurate as possible. I appreciate the details and images that she paints with her words. I think she is very talented at making a pulp book, feel like a bit more!