The Last Tudor

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The latest novel from 1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory features one of the most famous girls in history, Lady Jane Grey, and her two sisters, each of whom dared to defy her queen.Jane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead king s half sister Mary Tudor, who quickly mustered an army, claimed her throne, and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith, Mary sent her to the executioner s block, where Jane transformed her father s greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom Learn you to die, was the advice Jane wrote to her younger sister Katherine, who has no intention of dying She intends to enjoy her beauty and her youth and fall in love But she is heir to the insecure and infertile Queen Mary and then to her half sister, Queen Elizabeth, who will never allow Katherine to marry and produce a Tudor son When Katherine s pregnancy betrays her secret marriage, she faces imprisonment in the Tower, only yards from her sister s scaffold Farewell, my sister, writes Katherine to the youngest Grey sister, Mary A beautiful dwarf, disregarded by the court, Mary keeps family secrets, especially her own, while avoiding Elizabeth s suspicious glare After seeing her sisters defy their queens, Mary is acutely aware of her own danger but determined to command her own life What will happen when the last Tudor defies her ruthless and unforgiving Queen Elizabeth Read The Last Tudor author Philippa Gregory – kino-fada.fr Philippa Gregory s latest book is as good as a play if you like fantastical parodies If you want to read a well written novel about the Greys, I recommend Susan Higginbotham s Her Highness, the Traitor instead.Here we are again Another year, another Philippa Gregory release and many of the same failings and criticisms still apply.As You Know BobI m afraid this year the As You Know Bobbing is off the charts For the uninitiated, As You Know Bob refers to a mark of poor writing where the Philippa Gregory s latest book is as good as a play if you like fantastical parodies If you want to read a well written novel about the Greys, I recommend Susan Higginbotham s Her Highness, the Traitor instead.Here we are again Another year, another Philippa Gregory release and many of the same failings and criticisms still apply.As You Know BobI m afraid this year the As Y...The devil protects his own A Game of Thrones, indeed There isvanity, spite, jealousy, arrogance, murder and mayhem in this crooked line of succession to the Tudor dynasty that would, undoubtedly, make Ned Stark s head spin Most certainly, winter has come.Adding to this evil brew is Papist vs Protestant and who is backed by whom When Henry VIII s seriously ill young son, Edward, dies, the recognition of a true heir is at hand That crooked line runs rivers much like the trickles of The devil protects his own A Game of Thrones, indeed There isvanity, spite, jealousy, arrogance, murder and mayhem in this crooked line of succession to the Tud...I don t want to touch this book with a 100 meter pole because of the description All below quotes are taken from itJane Grey was queen of England for nine days, dying on the scaffold for her faith But few people know about her two sisters, cousins to Elizabeth I who also faced imprisonment and death sentences for treason Jane died because of Parliament She did not want to be Queen She was forced by her parents and in laws She immediately surrendered her forces to Mary...Once upon a time, a was a big fan of Philippa Gregory Her novels piqued an interest in medieval history for me, and therein lies the problem once you begin to delve into the history books, Gregory s novels are rendered frustrating and often infuriating, so often is she lax when it comes to the minor issue of accuracy Of course, some artistic licence is to be expected, and an author will always interpret figures from the past, and the events in their lives, in their own way So, Philippa Once upon a time, a was a big fan of Philippa Gregory Her novels piqued an interest in medieval history for me, and therein lies the problem once you begin to delve into the history books, Gregory s novels are rendered frustrating and often infuriating, so often is she lax when it comes to the minor issue of accuracy Of course, some artistic licence is to be expected, and an author will always interpret figures from the past, and the events in their lives, in their own way So, Philippa Gregory became something of a guilty pleasure for me as long as I took what she wrote with a pinch of salt, and schooled myself in the history she interpreted as she saw fit, all would be well Given that, since childhood, I ve found the tragic life and death of Lady Jane Grey especially intriguing, I was well prepared to put my sniffishness aside and hunker down happily guilty with The Last Tudor.Oh de...Ugh Jane was annoying enough, but I yield at 20% with Katherine s story She s even whinier and self centered than Jane was Back to the library you go.The Last Tudor by Philippa Gregory has thrown me down a Tudor rabbit hole, but I m not looking to escape anytime soon The treachery, the gore, along with all the political wheeling and dealing captivate me, and I can t get enough.MY THOUGHTS ON THE LAST TUDOR BY PHILIPPA GREGORYThe initial thought that hits me over the head is why, OH WHY, did I wait so long to read a Philippa Gregory book She has been on my book radar for years but somehow I just never dived into one When watching Reign on The Last Tudor by Philippa Gregory has thrown me down a Tudor rabbit hole, but I m not looking to escape anytime soon The treachery, the gore, along with all the political wheeling and dealing captivate me, and I can t get enough.MY THOUGHTS ON THE LAST TUDOR BY PHILIPPA GREGORYThe initial thought that hits me over the head is why, OH WHY, did I wait so long to read a Philippa Gregory book She has been on my book radar for years but somehow I just never dived into one When watching Reign on NetFlix lately, I decided it would be fun to visit the same period but via the English setting Now I m addicted to all the Philippa Gregory books, and reading my way furiously through them And I m loving Reignthan...Three sisters and three very different voices from the past all coming from one family Philippa Gregory s The last Tudor is the final story in her successful series that began with Anne Boleyn Starting with Jane Grey, the doomed nine day queen, Gregory draws a portrait of a teen devoted to both her religion , as well as the duty she owes her name Born the granddaughter of King Henry s younger sister, Mary, she know...This is the 15th book by this author that I have read I have enjoyed this particular series so much I love this kind of historical fiction When reading her books, I inevitably have to google these historical characters, to see how the book is going to end This one was no different The author manages to create anticipation But I always know how they are going to end before I reach the last page This book is one of the saddest books, I almost didn t want to finish it.I will say this book This is the 15th book by this author that I have read I have enjoyed this particular series so much I love this kind of historical fiction When reading her books, I inevitably have to g...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here I won The Last Tudor by Philippa Gregory in a Goodreads giveaway last month and I just finished it last night.TUDOR ERA SPOILERS BELOW I enjoyed some of Philippa Gregory s other work I liked The Other Boleyn Girl because, while I knew the story of Anne Boleyn, I knew jack about her sister I liked The Queen s Fool, because it was about a servant who had her own crazy shit going on and whose life was not spent waiting around I LOVED the Tradescant series, because it was not a period I knew very I won The Last Tudor by Philippa Gregory in a Goodreads giveaway last month and I just finished it last night.TUDOR ERA SPOILERS BELOW I enjoyed some of Philippa Gregory s other work I liked The Other Boleyn Girl because, while I knew the story of Anne Boleyn, I knew jack about her sister I liked The Queen s Fool, because it was about a servant who had her own crazy shit going on and whose life was not spent waiting around I LOVED the Tradescant series, because it was not a period I knew very well, or a story I knew at all, plus things got a little gay.But I feel like the last few books of hers that I ve read suffer from one, or both, of the following problems.1 While we may not know the intricacies of some of these Tudor era stories, we probably already know the outcome And if the outcome is failure, then I don t really need to read about it So, like, in The Other Queen,...4.5 stars I love Philippa Gregory, she has the ability to take historical people and make them incredibly real The reason this loses half a star is because I struggled a bit with Lady Jane Grey I had the same problem with another book about her earlier this year, Innocent Traitor I absolutely adored Katherine and Mary s stories I think this was the first of her books that had me crying in the end never a good thing when you re on your way to work I am very, very sad to hear that this 4.5 stars I love Philippa Gregory, she has the ability to take historical people and make them incredibly real The reason this loses half a star is because I struggled a bit with Lady Jane Grey I had the same problem with another book about her earlier this year, Innocent Traitor I absolutely ado...

The Last Tudor
  • English
  • 22 December 2019
  • Hardcover
  • 528 pages
  • 147675876X
  • Philippa Gregory
  • The Last Tudor