The Red Queen
Registered by PrincessRainbow of Innsbruck, Tirol Austria on 6/30/2011
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1453. Heiress to the red rose of Lancaster, Margaret Beaufort is a strikingly pious child. Saints´ knees her stigmata, she has a fierce and unwavering sense of destiny. If not a nun, then she´ll be Queen of England and sign her name Margaret Regina: Margaret R.
Still a girl, Margaret is sent to a loveless marriage in remote Wales. There, she gives birth to a son whom she names for the King, her cousin, Henry VI of England, fast sinking into madness. Determined to put her son on England´s throne, regardless of the overwhelming power of the York dynasty, she sends him into exile and pledges him in marriage to the daughter of her enemy Elizabeth Woodville.
Meanwhile, devoted in her belief that her House is the true ruler of England, Margaret feigns loyalty to the usurper King Richard III and masterminds one of the greatest rebellions of all time.
Still a girl, Margaret is sent to a loveless marriage in remote Wales. There, she gives birth to a son whom she names for the King, her cousin, Henry VI of England, fast sinking into madness. Determined to put her son on England´s throne, regardless of the overwhelming power of the York dynasty, she sends him into exile and pledges him in marriage to the daughter of her enemy Elizabeth Woodville.
Meanwhile, devoted in her belief that her House is the true ruler of England, Margaret feigns loyalty to the usurper King Richard III and masterminds one of the greatest rebellions of all time.
The book is on the way to Meg72 (Portugal) as historic fiction exchange.
Thanks so much!I have read other Philippa Gregory books and I quite enjoyed them. I´m sure, this one will be also interesting.
What a terrible person! I just couldn´t warm up to Margaret Beaufort. Her ambition, her greed, her envy… It was just too much. Ok, it is always good to read about a learned woman in those days, when most of them were simple decorations, but she is just so detestable. I never felt sorry for her suffering, although I must say she endured quite a lot. In fact, the only character I liked in this book was Henry Stafford; he deserved a better and more loving wife and his ending was unfair. But, that´s life for you…
Please, don´t get me wrong, I enjoyed the book, it was well written and kept me gripped, but after such awful people, I want to read something lighter now :-)
Please, don´t get me wrong, I enjoyed the book, it was well written and kept me gripped, but after such awful people, I want to read something lighter now :-)
This book is going to continue its travels with QueenSissi. Enjoy!
Thanks for the both of you :). My Hubby is trying to get to them first as he also is a big fan of PG. Hope to read them soon though have some rings to read first.
I know we shouldn't compare queens, nut I liked the white one best - I mean the character :). (SPOILER) Children like this don't exist - i think but Henry Tudor probably would not have been a king if is mother hadn't been so determined.
It was a really good read - I just wanted to keep going through the night... I read it much faster than I thought I would.
I will be sending this out as a Bookray!
It was a really good read - I just wanted to keep going through the night... I read it much faster than I thought I would.
I will be sending this out as a Bookray!
Bookray order:
Icila
Janeka
Conto
Abbi-Gibby - UK
elizabeth112 - UK
Icila
Janeka
Conto
Abbi-Gibby - UK
elizabeth112 - UK
De viagem amanhã!
I received it this morning. I don't know exactly why as I'm not part of this booking but I do wait for another copy from Ravencat as it is on my whishlist.
(http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/20/489868) .RAY for Historical Tudor Fiction.
I'm a fast reader so I'll read it soon and send it to the first participant on the list. I have the White Queen TBR and reserved but I wanted to read this one first.
Anyway I'm glad to have a parcel from Portugal where I was a month ago. It rained cats and dogs when I stopped in Aveiro. I was leading a group and I was so sorry because with our coach it's now impossible to stop at the railways station to admire the azulejos as we did in the past.
(http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/20/489868) .RAY for Historical Tudor Fiction.
I'm a fast reader so I'll read it soon and send it to the first participant on the list. I have the White Queen TBR and reserved but I wanted to read this one first.
Anyway I'm glad to have a parcel from Portugal where I was a month ago. It rained cats and dogs when I stopped in Aveiro. I was leading a group and I was so sorry because with our coach it's now impossible to stop at the railways station to admire the azulejos as we did in the past.
As Philippa Gregory tells herself in the conversation at the end of the book she spent 3 years thinking entirely from the point of view of Elisabeth Woodwille and the House of York. She wanted to shift perspective to give voice to Margaret Beaufort but her heart isn't there and I didn't find this book as likeable as the others.
Journal Entry 12 by Icila at La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, Pays de la Loire France on Thursday, August 8, 2013
Released 10 yrs ago (8/9/2013 UTC) at La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, Pays de la Loire France
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On its way back to Portugal.
The book is now with me :) Sorry for the delay, I was on vacation, but it was safely kept..
Thank you, Icila, for sending it back, and QueenSissi for the BRay!
Thank you, Icila, for sending it back, and QueenSissi for the BRay!
Well, this was the first Philippa Gregory book I've read, so no comparisons to be made.
The main character is pretty annoying. I guess I spent half the book grumbling at her constant religious comments.
The war scenes were a bit boring to me, but I'll guess that happened since English is not my mother-tongue, and the level of difficulty increased with all the descriptions, slowing down the reading process.
(does that make ANY sense?)
Apart from that, it's is a well-written version of true historical events, with strong and believable characters.
I am now starting the 4th book in the series - The Kingmaker's Daughter - this time in Portuguese.
Thank you so much for sharing, QueenSissi!
The book will travel to conto as soon as she gets back home :)
*edit: book sent today, 21Oct *
The main character is pretty annoying. I guess I spent half the book grumbling at her constant religious comments.
The war scenes were a bit boring to me, but I'll guess that happened since English is not my mother-tongue, and the level of difficulty increased with all the descriptions, slowing down the reading process.
(does that make ANY sense?)
Apart from that, it's is a well-written version of true historical events, with strong and believable characters.
I am now starting the 4th book in the series - The Kingmaker's Daughter - this time in Portuguese.
Thank you so much for sharing, QueenSissi!
The book will travel to conto as soon as she gets back home :)
*edit: book sent today, 21Oct *
With me now. Thanks so much, it's been a while since I read Philippa Gregory's books. I've read The Other Boleyn Girl and the 2 or 3 that followed, and by the last one I was totally bored...
It was nice to return to the realms of PG, and to discover the war of the roses in such a different tone and perspective (I read something when I was very young, I don't remember from whom at all, that left it's mark on me).
It's quite impossible to relate to this woman, but even so I found her to be quite reliable as a character, from the point of view of the second half of the 15th century. With so many spins of one's destiny, it's difficult to imagine a different approach.
Now I'd like to read the white queen to get the opposite perspective on the same events for that's one thing I guess may work extraordinarily well on the building of the series.
The book is now ready to travel some more, and it'll do so, as soon as I get an address.
It's quite impossible to relate to this woman, but even so I found her to be quite reliable as a character, from the point of view of the second half of the 15th century. With so many spins of one's destiny, it's difficult to imagine a different approach.
Now I'd like to read the white queen to get the opposite perspective on the same events for that's one thing I guess may work extraordinarily well on the building of the series.
The book is now ready to travel some more, and it'll do so, as soon as I get an address.
Books all safe and sound sorry for long delay in writing this journal have been in Australia for past 6 months
Elizabeth112 has told me today that she would like to be skipped as she got the book out of the library to read and she wasn't that keen on it. She has said that I could pass it onto someone else or release it to the wild as she is at the end of the list
Journal Entry 19 by Abi-Gibby at -- Controlled Release, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Monday, March 10, 2014
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Journal Entry 20 by Winterbirth at Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim United Kingdom on Sunday, March 16, 2014
Received in the 2014 UK Bookbox
Journal Entry 21 by Winterbirth at The John Hewitt Bar in Belfast, Co. Antrim United Kingdom on Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Released 8 yrs ago (2/9/2016 UTC) at The John Hewitt Bar in Belfast, Co. Antrim United Kingdom
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