DEPRESSING. Although I love reading the life of Marie Antoinette, it is also very sad.I originally became interested in her because I was named after her, my middle name being Antoinette. Her story is so tragic that I nearly to cried toward the end. From bad to worse...I luv the way the author ...
This novel paints a picture of a life as a monarch that is NOT a fairy tale. The arranged marriage, the rules to be followed, the politics of the court, the unruly subjects, and the costs of looking like a queen all make for an interesting delve into the world of Marie Antoinette. I didn't know m...
3.5 stars I found this book sort of boring it started very high-speed and very energetic but going on it just became a little bit more boring succumbs it was a great book but not my favorite by Carolyn but if you find that time period entertaining then go for it if you are slightly intrigued howe...
Normally, I find it difficult to find a good historical kingdom princess book, but I found one. I enjoyed Mary's feeling towards both her homeland Scotland and France. I will admit to being a little frustrated with her, especially during her love-life. I feel pity towards her first husband, who w...
”She undoubtedly held the record for punishable deeds in her family, for in naughtiness she was a true genius”- Gleb BotkinSetting:Russia; 1914-1918Coverly Love?:Yes! Once again, Tim O’Brien did a gorgeous illustration for this series. Plot:Anastasia and her sisters Olga, Tatiana and Marie are li...
I purchased this book in June of 2012. I read it in February of 2014. Why such a long delay between the purchasing and the reading? Well, to be honest, although I felt brave when purchasing it, my spirit wilted within me at the thought of reading yet another snarky princess story. So I waited, an...
This story takes place in 1520 in England. Anne the main character is considered out of all her family one of the ugliest maidens in the family. She later is accompanied by her older sister, Mary, and Anne finds out that her sister is the mistress of King Henry VIII of England. Anne jealous of h...
Young Catherine de' Medici is the sole heiress to the entire fortune of the wealthy Medici family. But her life is far from luxurious. After a childhood spent locked away behind the walls of a convent, she joins the household of the pope, where at last she can be united with her true love. But, a...
The story does centralize more on Catherine’s life before she became Queen. If you’re a Tudor fanatic the story isn’t anything new, but different style of writing and the way Catherine is portrayed is always something interesting to read. The way Catherine is written in this book is well done and...
This is the story of the childhood and adolescence of Mary Tudor, daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. Meyer does an excellent job of recreating the historical setting of England in the 1500’s, describing settings and attire and many other aspects of royal and peasant life in thos...
At the age of nine, Cynthia Ann Parker was captured in an Indian raid and taken tolive as a slave with the Comanche. Twenty-four years later, she is the wife of a chiefand the mother of a young warrior destined to become the great chief Quanah Parker.But in 1861, Parker and her infant daughter ar...
Papa and Mama were both tired from all the balls and receptions and dinners and ceremonies and happy not to have any official duties.Tatiana celebrated her sixteenth birthday on the Standart, just the way she wanted. Mama decreed white dresses, pearls, and colored sashes—Olga was right, we did lo...
Papa has joined Col. Clark's regiment and leaves tomorrow. For the past two weeks, since Papa made his decision to fight for the Confederacy (although at forty years of age he would not have been conscripted), we have all been quite busy making his uniform—ginning, carding, spinning, dyeing, and ...
After our first emotional meeting, my “uncle”—or whatever he was—paid little attention to me. He informed me of his wishes through Cardinal Giovanni Salviati. “The Holy Father has decided that you must acquire a number of necessary skills, Duchessina,” said the cardinal. “These will prepare you f...
The Julian calendar, named for Julius Caesar, had been in use for more than 1,500 years. The Julian year was 365 days and 6 hours — 11 minutes and 14 seconds longer than the time Earth actually takes to revolve around the sun. Over the years those minutes and seconds added up, so by a.d. 1580 the...
Up and down the beach in every part of the Greek encampment animals were slain and butchered, the meat stripped from the bones, wrapped in fat and pierced with spits, and roasted over blazing fires. A feast was laid out. “Take food and wine now,” their commanders ordered, ...
Yet when the news reached me, it came as a great shock. I was sitting in a quiet little garden with Beaton, the two of us attempting to learn a new piece to play on our lutes, when my uncle Charles approached. Beaton saw him first. “The cardinal is here,” she said softly. I was immediately on gua...