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The King's Pleasure

Norah Lofts

Paperback | Pages: 336 pages

Rating: 3.91 | 1115 Users | 52 Reviews

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Original Title:	The King's Pleasure
ISBN:	0752439464 (ISBN13: 9780752439464)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII of England

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I really enjoyed this. I read the Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory some time ago, and I thought this one was much better. Whether fiction or fact, Lofts had a lot of interesting anecdotes about Katherine of Aragon. Everyone is most familiar with Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII second wife because of her rise and fall from glory in a violent manner. I think Katherine's story is often portrayed as the whiney wife who would not move out of the way for the new mistress of her greedy selfish husband. In reality Katherine was a Princess of Spain, and legitimate Queen of England. She frustrated all the men around her for not giving way-but it seems she did this not only for her pride, but for her daughter Mary to one day take her rightful place as heir to throne. Her constancy to such a tyrant of a man, is frustrating, but her determination never to give way was also a brave act of defiance. Both historical and fictional novels state that she loved Henry to the end, and her death was probably the most tragic of all of his wives.

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Title	:	The King's Pleasure
Author	:	Norah Lofts
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 336 pages
Published	:	April 1st 2007 by Tempus (first published 1969)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. English History. Tudor Period. European Literature. British Literature

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Ratings: 3.91 From 1115 Users | 52 Reviews

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I love novels about historical figures and this is one of my favorite books. It's a fascinating look at Katherine of Aragon, wife to Henry VIII, who was cast aside in favor of Anne Boleyn. Katherine responds with amazing grace and dignity. She is a woman to be admired.

The writing takes a while to warm up, but once it does... Wow. Up against some very stiff competition I now rank this as the best version of Catherine of Aragon. I would be willing to give this book 5 stars based on 3 pages alone where Norah Lofts captures Catharine going from a state of nirvana level happiness to a level of despair that's worse than death, showing what Catherine went through in an amazing microcosm. But, not only that, Norah Lofts captures not just the character of the Queen,

This novel is a look at Katherine of Aragon, a person to which I've given little thought since high school history classes. I was surprised how interested I became in her story.The title may suggest that it, like other books of it's kind, concentrates on the more scandalous and tawdry aspects of King Henry's dealings with his first two wives. Although Henry's obsession and marriage to Anne Boleyn is included, the story almost entirely focuses on Katerine and her battle to uphold the legitimacy

I really enjoyed this. I read the Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory some time ago, and I thought this one was much better. Whether fiction or fact, Lofts had a lot of interesting anecdotes about Katherine of Aragon. Everyone is most familiar with Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII second wife because of her rise and fall from glory in a violent manner. I think Katherine's story is often portrayed as the whiney wife who would not move out of the way for the new mistress of her greedy selfish husband. In

I read this many years ago in the hardcover version and it still remains one of my favorite books. I love the story of Katherine of Aragon. The portrayal of King Henry VIII shows his gluttony in every aspect of his life.

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. I'm a bit Tudor obsessed,so this was right up my alley.I found it well written, and am looking forward to reading more from this author.

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