Koning schaakt koningin

The Tudors #2

by Elizabeth Massie, Michael Hirst, Carolien Metaal (Translator)

De onrust in Engeland neemt toe door de op handen zijnde Reformatie. Henry VIII - nog steeds verblindt door zijn liefde voor Anne Boleyn - weet haar eindelijk tot zijn vrouw en koningin van Engeland te maken. Alle sporen die terugvoeren naar zijn huwelijk met Katherine van Aragon worden uitgewist en het enige wat Henry's geluk nog in de weg staat is het uitblijven van een mannelijke troonopvolger.
Als Anne het leven schenkt aan prinses Elizabeth, de toekomstige koningin van Engeland en Katherine van Aragon sterft, lopen de spanningen in het land door nieuwe regels en wetgevingen hoog op. Op verraad van de koning komen strenge straffen te staan en als het ongeduld van Henry bij het uitblijven van een zoon groeit, vreest Anne de consequenties. Niet alleen voor haar huwelijk, maar ook voor haar leven...

Hij is jong, sexy en tiranniek. De vrouwen liggen aan zijn voeten... Henry VIII is de jonge koning van Groot-Brittannië, de krachtigste natie ter wereld. Het land wordt verscheurd door godsdiensttwisten en oorlogen, maar Henry heeft alleen oog voor de vrouwen om hem heen.

Vervolg op 'De koning, de koningin en de maîtresse'. Naar de gelijknamige tv-serie uit 2008.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Tudor Period, Historical, Fiction, Romance

278 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Elizabeth (Beth) Massie is a 2-time Bram Stoker Award and Scribe Award-winning author of horror/suspense, historical fiction, media tie-ins, nonfiction, and short fiction for adults. She also writes novels for teens and middle grade readers. Her series, Ameri-Scares, is currently in development for television by Warner Horizon (Warner Brothers), LuckyChap, and Assemble Media. Stay tuned! She lives in the Shenandoah Valley with her husband, illustrator Cortney Skinner.

Reviews

[Belinda Vlasbaard · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,25 stars - English Ebook

Review follows later.

[Shawna Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Based on the second and, in my opinion, best season of the Tudors, this is a somewhat different retelling of the true story of King Henry VIII and his second wife and Queen, the ever ambitious Anne Boleyn. It is surprisingly even better than the Other Boleyn Girl, at least in my opinion. Not to mention, this King Henry is actually sexy. Yes, he is still a tyrant in this, but yum. This isn't the King Henry VIII we learned about through actual historical accounts.

While Anne Boleyn may not have been among the most likeable of King Henry's six wives, she is still one of the most interesting. In spite of Queen Anne being no saint, I still couldn't help but be just a little sad over what inevitably happened to her at the end. (this series really made me disgusted with Sir Thomas Boleyn) I also felt a little depressed over that scene where the three-year-old Elizabeth was no longer to be titled Princess and was soon to be motherless, and the Lady Bryan said that her father didn't even want her anywhere in his sight for a long time. But in the end, Elizabeth would triumph as the Virgin Queen. Overall I enjoyed this series from the beginning to the end.

[Veronika · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the book, not as much as the first one, but it was definitelly great!! :) The story is very interesting, all the changes, all the surprises. It is very well written story of Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn.

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic book! I enjoyed it right to the end!!

[Roland Marchal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this book. I have read a few novels about this era and they do blow hot and cold but this is one of the better ones. I know it is based on a tv series (not seen) but the quality of the writing and economy of language make it very readable. I will look for other novels by her, I will also look for Part 1 of The Tudors as this was Part2. Thanks Elizabeth Massie. You have a new fan

[sophie · Rating 3 out of 5]

better than the first book! again a pretty straight forward screen-to-paper adaptation, but this book made for a better read than the first one. faster paced, more exciting, a little bit scarier and brutal too. anne boleyn on paper didn’t quite cut it compared to dormers on screen version (but i guess that was to be expected). actually pretty excited to read the third book now too!

[Helene Harrison · Rating 1 out of 5]

Review - I didn't think the characters came across as well on paper as they did on the screen. Anne Boleyn, in particular, was dry on paper, but so much more vivid on screen. This was a letdown for me. I was expecting so much more of this book than a mere transcription almost of the television series. I was hoping for better description. However, if I didn't know the TV series so well, no doubt it would have been more interesting, but for anyone who's watched the TV series I wouldn't recommend it.

Genre? - Historical Fiction / Drama / Romance

Characters? - Henry VIII / Anne Boleyn / Thomas Cromwell / Thomas Boleyn / George Boleyn / Jane Boleyn / Jane Seymour / Charles Brandon / Thomas Cranmer / Thomas Wyatt / Mark Smeaton / Eustace Chapuys / Katherine of Aragon

Setting? - London (England)

Series? - N/A

Recommend? - Maybe

Rating - 13/20

[Williams Angelique · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is intense ! So powerful !

[Amber Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the book as always! Can't wait to see the series this december on this book.

[Lea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love this book, love this mini series, love the history.....

[Heather Domin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this one a little more than the novelization of season one, I think. The descriptions of Henry left me meh, but I like what they did with Anne.

[Debbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this book. Can't wait to see the next season.

[Celina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great BOOK!!!!

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy and sexy read

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Couldn't stop reading...great dialogue and enjoyed historical perspective.

[Debbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the show so I am reading the books. They are enjoyable.

[AticoLibros · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un libro recomendadísimo para los amantes de la novela histórica o de la serie televisiva.

[Marijke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Blijft leuk om te lezen over de tudors......

[Irka · Rating 3 out of 5]

It differes from what you could have seen in the serie, there are some plots that weren't filmed in the second serie of 'The Tudors' .

[emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

companion to the Tudors.