The Tudors: The King, the Queen, and the Mistress (Tudors)
by Michael Hirst, Anne Gracie
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Author: Anne Gracie, Michael HirstEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-11-06
ISBN: 1416947787
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
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Book Review: fake history
Summary: 1 Stars
I have watched the TV series so far but have to admit that I would only buy the book as a work of fiction if it is well written & entertaining. As for the TV version, history it is not! There are so many historical inaccuracies that I've stopped counting: the real Henry was not given so much to smouldering as to exploding. As a young man he was truly the golden boy, tall & strongly built, towering head & shoulders above most of his fellows (go & see his suit of armour in the Tower of London), fun-loving & much loved, red of hair & fair of complexion . He had 2 sisters: the younger, Mary (not Margaret) married the King of France (not Portugal) then Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk. Elder sister Margaret married the King of Scotland (granddaughter Mary Queen of Scots & great grandson James VI of Scotland, King James I of England). The chronology of the series is all over the place too but much could be forgiven if the editing had been more sringent - as it is, its becoming like The Archers - as long as you watch it now & then, you can keep up with the story; watching every episode is becoming slow & boring. Perhaps the book will have corrected some of the most glaring inaccuracies & it may be a rollicking good read, but examine it before buying. If you want entertaining real history, read Winston Churchill's History of the English-speaking peoples, Simon Schama's histories or Alison Weir. I'll reserve judgement but fear it will follow The Rag Trade's: 'never mind the quality, feel the width'!
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