Henry VIII's second wife, to whom he was married for just three years but for whom he broke the English church, has a stranglehold on the public imagination
I loved this as i'm a Tudor 'nut' as well. I admit Hillary Mantel may have coloured my own views and that is 'only' ficton but her writing of it all in the present tense was a perfect way to step inside of my favourite era in British history.
I think Mantel’s work is dazzlingly atmospheric and she did her research diligently. It’s not history but it’s not purest fiction.
I loved this as i'm a Tudor 'nut' as well. I admit Hillary Mantel may have coloured my own views and that is 'only' ficton but her writing of it all in the present tense was a perfect way to step inside of my favourite era in British history.