Bloody Mary
A Tudor Period, European Literature, Nonfiction book. This book took me over 3 months to read as I could only...
Here is the tragic, stormy life of Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon. Her story is a chronicle of courage and faith, betrayal and treachery-set amidst the splendor, pageantry, squalor, and intrigue of sixteenth-century Europe.The history of Mary Tudor is an improbable blend of triumph, humiliation, heartbreak, and devotion-and Ms. Erickson recounts it all against the turbulent background of European politics, war, and religious strife of the mid-1500s. The result is a rare portrait of the times and of a woman elevated to unprecedented power in a world ruled and defined by men.
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- Pages: 533 pages
- ISBN: 9780312187064 / 312187068
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This book took me over 3 months to read as I could only take so much at a time. It was well researched and easy to read but I guess I missed converstation and so I would read a bit and then reach for a mystery. It was upsetting to see how women were treated during this time and era and to see how they were able to rise above it. A solidly researched book about Mary Tudor that provides an overview of her life from birth to death. I thought that Erickson did a nice job using the results of his research to tell Mary's story. Some of the sentences in the book could have used some editing, but overall, I thought that Erickson did a nice job here.I also liked the... Most of the books written about the Tudors deal with the long reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. Much less is written about the comparatively short reigns of the monarchs between these two, Edward VI and Mary I. This book gives Mary the attention she deserves. It is a very detailed, perhaps at times too detailed, and scholarly look...
