Gregory's skill for creating suspense pulls the reader along despite the historical novel's foregone conclusion. 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. The Constant Princess Part of The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels By Philippa Gregory Trade Paperback LIST PRICE 18. By alternating tight third-person narration with Catalina's unguarded thoughts and gripping dialogue, the author presents a thorough, sympathetic portrait of her heroine and her transformation into Queen Katherine. ) compellingly dramatizes how Catalina uses her faith, her cunning and her utter belief in destiny to reclaim her rightful title.
Before his death, he extracts a promise from his wife to marry his younger brother Henry in order to become queen anyway, have children and rule as they had planned, a situation that can only be if Catalina denies that Arthur was ever her lover. the reader along despite the historical novels foregone conclusion. Splendid and sumptuous historical novel from the internationally bestselling author, Philippa Gregory, telling of the early life of Katherine of Aragon. Arthur dies young, however, leaving Catalina a widow and ineligible for the throne. She leaves Spain at 15 to fulfill her destiny as queen of England, where she finds true love with Arthur (after some initial sourness) as they plot the future of their kingdom together.
As youngest daughter to the Spanish monarchs and crusaders King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, Catalina, princess of Wales and of Spain, was promised to the English Prince Arthur when she was three. From 1 New York Times bestselling author and queen of royal fiction ( USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory comes the remarkable story of Katherine of Aragon, Princess of Spain.
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