Questions About Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #1)

by Alison Weir

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would like to borrow not buy?

Jenn I would go to your local library!
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Is this book a novel or a nonfiction book?

Victoria Campbell It's historical fiction.…moreIt's historical fiction.(less)

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Does anyone take issue with this description: "Alison Weir takes on what no fiction writer has done before: creating a dramatic six-book series in which each novel covers one of King Henry VIII’s wives." Didn't PHILIPPA GREGORY do exactly this? Not exactly obscure in the world of historical fiction.

Joanne I read Philippa Gregory and I like her books but Alison Weir is also the author of non-fiction books about Henry VIII and his wives. So she has a lot …moreI read Philippa Gregory and I like her books but Alison Weir is also the author of non-fiction books about Henry VIII and his wives. So she has a lot of research behind her fiction. For myself as a reader, I almost feel that Weir really knows her the people she is writing about due to her non-fiction background. (less)

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After reading The Six Wives of Henry VIII and finding it completely riveting, I'm confused why she would write a fictional account of the same thing. Is she just creating additional story lines or something? This is why I never read The Other Boleyn Girl and all those...why mess with fiction when the true story is so engrossing?

Deborah I read this book, and the problem is that Weir, as a historian, DOESN'T mess with the facts at all. Aside from adding some dialogue and trying to have…moreI read this book, and the problem is that Weir, as a historian, DOESN'T mess with the facts at all. Aside from adding some dialogue and trying to have Katherine internalize some of the things that happened, it reads like history--so why not stick with the history? Katherine, in particular, is pretty boring anyway. Philippa Gregory tried to sex up her story by having her make a deal with Arthur to lie about them having consummated the marriage, but that didn't work for me either--ridiculous.(less)

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Would this be a good series for a 14 year old to start?

Michell Karnes Depending on your 14 year...the book does mention when Katherine and Henry make love though there are no graphic details.

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