I was disappointed in this book. It was very readable but was laden with errors. The theme reminded me of Henry II who maniacally searched for a young wife to give him more heirs while he already had three. Henry VII had an heir but desperately wanted many spares. With Henry VIII, the nut did not fall far from the tree. Personally, I think he had a chromosone problem. The book had many themes, but I focused on the Tower Princes and Henry VII's lust for money, heirs and a good name among the European aristocracy. Henry became mad over the Tower Prince Pretenders to his throne. Everything he did was designed to hide the truth about the two little princes who, if alive, had a better claim to the throne than he did. That people would eventually find something else to occupy their minds did not register with Henry. After Elizabeth's death, surely caused by too many pregnancies, Henry could not find another fertile, aristocratical bride, thereby losing his chances to solve all his problems, or so he thought.Thank you, Ms. Plaidy, for a good read. Very well researched , well planned , and sticks to the historical record , you can see the effort invested in the book. But , it was too slow paced - I was honestly bored. And Plaidy kept jumping from character to character , it was hard to keep track of who was talking ! Its better to stick to a central character or at ,most two or three ... But this book just had too many narrators and jumped to Scotland then to Spain then back to England ... Too disturbing !
What do You think about To Hold The Crown (1982)?
I love this era.....but didn't care for this particular book. I will read The next one though.
—Ladan
