The Serpent and the Moon: Two Rivals for the Love of a Renaissance King Summary and Reviews

The Serpent and the Moon: Two Rivals for the Love of a Renaissance King
by Princess Michael of Kent

The Serpent and the Moon: Two Rivals for the Love of a Renaissance King
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Author: Princess Michael of Kent
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-09-13
ISBN: 0743251067
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: Touchstone

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Book Review: Very uneven but still a nice read
Summary: 2 Stars

The flow of this novel was sometimes hard to grasp. I was never quite sure if the focus was meant to be on Diana, Catherine, or Henry. If read as a biography of Diana, with much emphasis on her 'hold' over Henry, then the book is sturdy. But suddenly, the entire balance of the pages would shift to Catherine and I'd wonder why the author bothered to try to put her in the story. The details of court life, especially during the reign of Francis I, are magnificent...but then Henry VIII would pop up in so far as his marriages were concerned. Much was made of Henry's wish to 'divorce' Catherine of Aragon and then, the next time he appears, he has just celebrated his marriage to Anne of Cleves. Again...no flow, no sense of what happened in between those two wives.

For an excellent biography of Catherine, I highly recommend that which was written by Leonie Frieda. As for this effort, a nice introduction to Henry and Diana but it nowhere lives up to it's title.

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