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A review by stephybara
To Hold the Crown by Jean Plaidy
2.0
A Plaidy book about the Tudors that I've never read - shocking.
On the back of this book it says that it's going to be the "wonderful love story" of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York - LIARS. Elizabeth is barely in this book, and when she is, she's suffering through a pregnancy or thinking that she can't have an opinion about anything because Henry wouldn't like it. (She's also trying not to think about her poor probably-dead brothers, the Princes in the Tower.)
I did enjoy the characterization of Henry VII, though, he was credible and relate-able. (Other than the whole "usurped the rightful king" thing.) The book also relates the "confession" of Tyrell and the accusations against Richard III (re: Princes in the Tower) in a way I could understand and support.
As others have mentioned, 3-year-old Henry (VIII to be) speaks like an adult, and all of the narration sounds the same (voice-wise) even though there are several POV characters.
On the back of this book it says that it's going to be the "wonderful love story" of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York - LIARS. Elizabeth is barely in this book, and when she is, she's suffering through a pregnancy or thinking that she can't have an opinion about anything because Henry wouldn't like it. (She's also trying not to think about her poor probably-dead brothers, the Princes in the Tower.)
I did enjoy the characterization of Henry VII, though, he was credible and relate-able. (Other than the whole "usurped the rightful king" thing.) The book also relates the "confession" of Tyrell and the accusations against Richard III (re: Princes in the Tower) in a way I could understand and support.
As others have mentioned, 3-year-old Henry (VIII to be) speaks like an adult, and all of the narration sounds the same (voice-wise) even though there are several POV characters.