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Rent Murder Most Royal: The Story of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Inc
Published: Jan 2006
Genre: Fiction - Historical - General
Retail Price: $16.00
Pages: 480
Synopsis
Rich historical details vividly capture the splendor, treachery, and intrigues of Tudor England in a novel that intertwines the stories of Anne Boleyn and her younger cousin, Catherine Howard, both of whom found tragedy as the wife of King Henry VIII.
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Reviews
This is a well-written historical novel, crammed with detailed analyses of how most of the major players in Henry VIII's England acted and why. My only real complaint with the book is that it sometimes is repitious, stating and restating motives and emotions. The main characters are not shown in the favorable light that some more recent books have provided. The most interesting portrayal is that of Catherine Howard. She becomes much more a victim than in some characterizations.