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by: Philippa Gregory
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780743272490
ISBN: 0743272498
Label: Touchstone
Manufacturer: Touchstone
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: August 28, 2006
Publisher: Touchstone
Sales Rank: 937
Studio: Touchstone
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'I am Catalina, Princess of Spain, daughter of the two greatest monarchs the world has ever known...and I will be Queen of England.'
Thus, bestselling author Philippa Gregory introduces one of her most unforgettable heroines: Katherine of Aragon. Known to history as the Queen who was pushed off her throne by Anne Boleyn, here is a Katherine the world has forgotten: the enchanting princess that all England loved. First married to Henry VIII's older brother, Arthur, Katherine's passion turns their arranged marriage into a love match; but when Arthur dies, the merciless English court and her ambitious parents -- the crusading King and Queen of Spain -- have to find a new role for the widow. Ultimately, it is Katherine herself who takes control of her own life by telling the most audacious lie in English history, leading her to the very pinnacle of power in England.
Set in the rich beauty of Moorish Spain and the glamour of the Tudor court, The Constant Princess presents a woman whose constancy helps her endure betrayal, poverty, and despair, until the inevitable moment when she steps into the role she has prepared for all her life: Henry VIII's Queen, Regent, and commander of the English army in their greatest victory against Scotland.
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Rating:  - ANOTHER WINNER
TOO GOOD TO PUT DOWN. JUST CAN'T WAIT TO READ ANOTHER ONE OF GREGORY'S BOOKS. LOVE THEM ALL.
Rating: - Great into a character lost in history
The Constant Princess explored from childhood Katherine of Aragon's life. Most of us I think just know her as the queen Henry VIII first put aside trying to get a legitimate male heir to his throne. But I had no idea the history she went through from her parents to the extent of her efforts to gain a marriage to Henry in the first place. I realize this is historical fiction but it does give you a much better understanding of the times, the customs, culture, even mannerisms of this era. Anyone who ... Read More
Rating:  - The Constant Problem of Being Married to Henry
This is the fictionalized story of Catalina, the first wife of Henry the VIII, and the one he was wedded to the longest, unless you buy that the marriage was fairly annulled.
The thing with historical fiction is that you have to read it with acceptance that a writer will make up or fill in that which she cannot know, railing against a writer for doing this when the book is labeled historical fiction is silly.
What we do now about Catalina is that she was the daughter of ... Read More
Rating: - Constant Princess
Loved this book....want to read more by Philippa Gregory. If you love historical novels, it's a very good read.
Rating:  - Why the jaded political statement to ruin the book?
The author does quite well in telling the story of the young Infanta Katalina, daughter of Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain, betrothed at three years old to Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of England's Henry VII.
She knows she will one day be ruler of a distant cold land.
Her reception in England is rude and shocking as she is insulted by an arrogant and seemingly coarse King Henry VII, and married to the callow and awkward Arthur.
She must hold on to all her faith and strength ... Read More
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