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The Sisters of Henry VIII: The Tumultuous Lives of Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France (1998) 409 exemplaren
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It's great to read about these two royal women, but this felt like a triad biography. Indeed, their brother Henry VIII received just as much (if not a little more) treatment as his sisters. We are given full and detailed accounts of his divorce trial, which saw him repudiate his first wife Catherine of Aragon. One wonders why. Neither sister was involved in the case. Looking back, it seems that the inclusion of many of the events featuring Henry VIII was filler information. This not very long book would've been much shorter without it.
That being said, it's a worthwhile addition to Tudor history books and an intriguing look at the courts of France and Scotland as they related to Henry VIII's sisters.… (meer)