· 1. The King’s Curse provides a different perspective on some of the same events that are included in many Tudor novels, including books by Philippa Gregory, such as The Other Boleyn Girl. Compare Margaret Pole’s version of events with those in works of historical fiction set in this www.doorway.ru: Washington Square Press. The book reads like somebody has had a lot of pressure put on them to keep churning out best sellers!! I was a big fan of Philippa Gregory in particular her War of the Roses (Cousins War) Saga and the Boleyn series. The Kings Curse is part of the War of the Roses Saga and I have to say that it does not live up to her previous offerings/5(K). · Philippa Gregory was an established historian and writer when she discovered her interest in the Tudor period and wrote the internationally bestselling novel The Other Boleyn Girl. Her Cousin's War novels, reaching their dramatic conclusion with The King's Curse, were the basis for the highly successful BBC series, The White Queen.
chose "The King's Curse" by Philippa Gregory. Gregory is a historian and writes extensively about the English monarchies leading up to the time of the Tudors — blood lines, marriages, relationships, supporters, enemies, battles, plots, alliances and betrayals. The book reads like somebody has had a lot of pressure put on them to keep churning out best sellers!! I was a big fan of Philippa Gregory in particular her War of the Roses (Cousins War) Saga and the Boleyn series. The Kings Curse is part of the War of the Roses Saga and I have to say that it does not live up to her previous offerings. Manufactured in the United States of America 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gregory, Philippa. The king's curse / Philippa Gregory. pages cm 1.
Taken from The Sunday Express review by Elizabeth Fremantle. The queen of historical fiction is on fine form with the tale of Margaret Plantagenet and her shocking fate at the hands of Henry VIII. It is a well-known adage that history is written by the victors but, in The King’s Curse, Philippa Gregory gives voice to those who lost in the death throes of the bloody struggle between the houses of York and Lancaster. The King's Curse is a historical novel by Philippa Gregory, part of her series The Cousins' War. A direct sequel to The White Princess, it follows the adult life of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, the daughter of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence and Isabel Neville. 1. The King’s Curse provides a different perspective on some of the same events that are included in many Tudor novels, including books by Philippa Gregory, such as The Other Boleyn Girl. Compare Margaret Pole’s version of events with those in works of historical fiction set in this era.
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