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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author behind the Starz original series The White Queen comes the story of lady-in-waiting Margaret Pole and her unique view of King Henry VIII's stratospheric rise to power in Tudor England. Regarded as yet another threat to the volatile King Henry VII's claim to the throne, Margaret Pole, cousin to Elizabeth of York (known as the White Princess) and daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, is married off to a steady and kind Lancaster supporter--Sir Richard Pole. For his loyalty, Sir Richard is entrusted with the governorship of Wales, but Margaret's contented daily life is changed forever with the arrival of Arthur, the young Prince of Wales, and his beautiful bride, Katherine of Aragon. Margaret soon becomes a trusted advisor and friend to the honeymooning couple, hiding her own royal connections in service to the Tudors. After the sudden death of Prince Arthur, Katherine leaves for London a widow, and fulfills her deathbed promise to her husband by marrying his brother, Henry VIII. Margaret's world is turned upside down by the surprising summons to court, where she becomes the chief lady-in-waiting to Queen Katherine. But this charmed life of the wealthiest and "holiest" woman in England lasts only until the rise of Anne Boleyn, and the dramatic deterioration of the Tudor court. Margaret has to choose whether her allegiance is to the increasingly tyrannical king, or to her beloved queen; to the religion she loves or the theology which serves the new masters. Caught between the old world and the new, Margaret Pole has to find her own way as she carries the knowledge of an old curse on all the Tudors"--… (altro)
They’re not good, and sometimes even actively bad, but I do enjoy Philippa Gregory’s series of books about the Wars of the Roses and the Tudor dynasty. They’re always quick-moving and page-turning! This one explores the life of a significant but less prominent player in the drama around the court of Henry VIII: Margaret Pole. Born a Plantagenet, the daughter of Edward IV’s brother George, she was married off to a cousin of Henry VII, a relatively minor knight who was nevertheless well-established within the king’s government. She and her husband, parents to five children, were appointed as members of the household of Prince Arthur, Henry VIII’s older brother, and his wife Katherine of Aragon. Gregory picks up her story more or less at this point and traces its trajectory, in which she becomes a devoted friend and courtier to Katherine and her daughter Princess Mary. As they fall out of favor, though, Margaret finds her position increasingly tenuous, until she is eventually executed. Margaret’s story begins sympathetically enough, with her grief when her brother is executed as a condition of Katherine’s marriage to Henry to prevent him from becoming the figurehead of rebellion against the crown. Nevertheless, she shows fondness and devotion to both Arthur and Henry, and bravery in the face of Margaret Beaufort’s attempts to bully her into admitting that Arthur and Katherine had slept together. For this, she finds herself out of favor when her husband dies, leaving her with very little money and all those children to provide for. But once Henry VIII’s reign begins, she’s restored to her family’s fortunes and she turns into a complete and utter asshole in a way that was honestly kind of hilarious. Does she ever think about her own father having been executed for plotting treason against his brother? Nope! She crows constantly about the strength of the Plantagenet claim to the throne in comparison to the Tudors and ignores the fact that Edward IV himself deposed Henry VI rather than being born to the position! She is money-grubbing and greedy! She thinks of people only in terms of what they can do for her and her family legacy! She has a very obvious least favorite child! She constantly talks about how she is too smart to plot against the king but then goes ahead and plots against the king and gets caught! By the time she’s finally imprisoned I was actively rooting against her. It was easy to read and moved very quickly for a nearly 600 page book but honestly it was nothing more or less than fine and I likely will forget everything about it within a matter of weeks. ( )
The King’s Curse shows the love Margaret Pole had for all those around her in a time of hate and war and demonstrates a want to live every moment. She saw the highs and lows of Henry and his wives and how he changed for the worse. It is great to see almost an onlookers version of events of the time. ( )
I was not a fan of this book in the series. For me it was way too long and drawn out. The narration was repetitive and didn’t have me gripped like earlier books. ( )
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In the moment of waking I am innocent, my conscience clear of any wrongdoing.
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The king will not even receive letters from the City for fear of the disease. Cardinal Wolsey writes to him on special paper from Richmond Palace and is living there, ruling like a king himself.
Prior Richard comes to me in my records room at the manor. I am seated at a great round table, with each drawer labelled with a letter. Every tenant's deeds are in a drawer labelled with the right letter, and the table can spin from A to Z so that I can draw out, in a moment, the document that I need.
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author behind the Starz original series The White Queen comes the story of lady-in-waiting Margaret Pole and her unique view of King Henry VIII's stratospheric rise to power in Tudor England. Regarded as yet another threat to the volatile King Henry VII's claim to the throne, Margaret Pole, cousin to Elizabeth of York (known as the White Princess) and daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, is married off to a steady and kind Lancaster supporter--Sir Richard Pole. For his loyalty, Sir Richard is entrusted with the governorship of Wales, but Margaret's contented daily life is changed forever with the arrival of Arthur, the young Prince of Wales, and his beautiful bride, Katherine of Aragon. Margaret soon becomes a trusted advisor and friend to the honeymooning couple, hiding her own royal connections in service to the Tudors. After the sudden death of Prince Arthur, Katherine leaves for London a widow, and fulfills her deathbed promise to her husband by marrying his brother, Henry VIII. Margaret's world is turned upside down by the surprising summons to court, where she becomes the chief lady-in-waiting to Queen Katherine. But this charmed life of the wealthiest and "holiest" woman in England lasts only until the rise of Anne Boleyn, and the dramatic deterioration of the Tudor court. Margaret has to choose whether her allegiance is to the increasingly tyrannical king, or to her beloved queen; to the religion she loves or the theology which serves the new masters. Caught between the old world and the new, Margaret Pole has to find her own way as she carries the knowledge of an old curse on all the Tudors"--
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