The Tudor Bride (Catherine de Valois, #2)

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The thrilling sequel to The Agincourt Bride, and the story of Catherine de Valois the French princess who became an English queen.King Henry V s new French Queen, Catherine, dazzles the crowds in England, blithely unaware of court undercurrents building against her Her loyal companion, Guillamette, suspects conspiracies against her queen But her warnings are ignored, for Catherine believes herself invincible as she gives birth to an heir.Tragedy strikes when King Henry is struck down by fever back in France and Catherine rushes to his deathbed A weak and weeping dowager queen follows the slow funeral cort ge through France and the King s Harper, Owen Tudor, plays to comfort her.Back in England, the regency council removes the new young king from her care, and a defeated Catherine retires to her dower estates, taking Owen with her as Steward At the secluded manor of Hadham, a smouldering ember bursts into flame as Catherine and Owen Tudor become lovers.But their love cannot remain a secret forever, and when a grab for power is made by the Duke of Gloucester, Catherine and those dearest to her will once again face mortal danger. New Download The Tudor Bride (Catherine de Valois, #2) [ by ] Joanna Hickson [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr In the novel, The Agincourt Bride , author Johanna Hickson introduced readers to the early life of Catherine de Valois and her marriage to King Henry V of England Catherine is back in The Tudor Bride living a life of intrigue with Henry and her coupling with Owen Tudor after Henry s death which single handedly starts the Tudor bloodline dynasty As with The Agincourt Bride , The Tudor Bride is narrated through the eyes of Mette , the Keeper of the Gowns and lifelong maid companion of Cat In the novel, The Agincourt Bride , author Johanna Hickson introduced readers to the early life of Catherine de Valois and her marriage to King Henry V of England Catherine is back in The Tudor Bride living a life of intrigue with Henry and her coupling with Owen Tudor after Henry s death which single handedly starts the Tudor bloodline dynasty As with The Agincourt Bride , The Tudor Bride is narrated through the eyes of Mette , the Keeper of the Gowns and lifelong maid companion of Catherine de Valois Although this presents the possibility of a textured story, sadly, the end result is that The Tudor Bride feels a bit too contrived and on the fictional...A sequel to The Agincourt Bride, about the latter portion of Catherine of Valois life It s as good as the first, and again written in first person from the point of view of Catherine s servant, Mette It dragged a little bit in the middle, the beginning and end were mucheventful, but I suppose that was to be expected given that not much was going on in Catherine s world at the time Still, it manages to hold your interest and the ending was mov...This is not a great book There are problems with it You know, the standard problems when you have Princess Perfect character, in this case Mette.Yet, I have to say there is something enjoyable about reading it, and it isn t as guilt educing as saying you enjoyed reading The Other Boleyn Girl, a truly guilty pleasure read.While some plot points make one raise an eye brow or two, it is quite clear that Hickson really enjoys the time period and her characters, in particular the story of Catherine This is not a great book There are problems with it You know, the standard problems when you have Princess Perfect character, in this case Mette.Yet, I have to say there is something enjoyable about reading it, and it isn t as guilt educing as saying you enjoyed reading The Other Boleyn Girl, a truly guilty pleasure read.While some plot points make one raise an eye brow or two, it is quite clear that...I didn t find this sequel to be as good as The Agincourt Bride The first novel really allowed us to get to know Katherine of Valois on a very human level, whereas within these pages she was somewhat lost By distancing herself from her companion and former wet nurse, Mette, she became distant from the reader also, which was a shame as in the first novel her personality really shone through the pages In this novel however it was Mette who glowed, which did a lot to improve the story in my opi I didn t find this sequel to be as good as The Agincourt Bride The first novel really allowed us to get to know Katherine of Valois on a very human level, whereas within these pages she was somewhat lost By distancing herself from her companion and former wet nurse, Mette, she became distant from the reader also, which was a shame as in the first novel her personality really shone through the pages In this novel however it was Mette who glowed, which did a lot to improve the story in my opinion.Mette is incredibly loyal to Katherine, often to the detriment of her own personal life Her family takes second place to Katherine and it has always b...This is historical fiction at its very finest and every bit as wonderful and mesmerising as its predecessor The Agincourt Bride Characters both historic and fictional shine in this novel, each leaving their own mark, led by Catherine de Valois, Henry V s queen and widow, and her fait...So what did I think of the Tudor Bride Its safe to say that I greatly preferred the Tudor Bride to its predecessor The Agincourt Bride Personally I found the Tudor Bride TTB to be better written, its characterssympathetic and interesting, the plotfocused on historical fact Overall I consider TTB to be a noted improvement over the Agincourt Bride TAB which, if you have seen my review on TAB, I found to be rather..disappointing The Tudor Bride begins with Catherine of Valois, So what did I think of the Tudor Bride Its safe to say that I greatly preferred the Tudor Bride to its predecessor The Agincourt Bride Personally I found the Tudor Bride TTB to be better written, its characterssympathetic and interesting, the plotfocused on historical fact Overall I consider TTB to be a noted improvement over the Agincourt Bride TAB which, if you have seen my review on TAB, I found to be rather..disappointing The Tudor Bride begins with Catherine of Valois, the wife of King Henry V of England and Princess of France, as she travels to her kingdom and, as ever, she is accompanied by the ever faithful Mette, who serves as Catherine s Keeper of the W...I really enjoyed this book about Henry V s queen and what happens to her after his death, this predates The White Queen by Phillipa Gregory I much prefer Joanna Hickson s writing, it was an interesting take on what must have been a very unusual marriage.It is unfortunate, perhaps, that I didn t manage to pick this up immediately after I d finished the preceding novel, The Agincourt Bride.If I had, I probably would ve enjoyed this a lotEven though I d noted issues with The Agincourt Bride thin characterisations, the tendency of the author to turn to vilification for some cheap drama I didn t know enough about the history to be properly put off by the way Hickson deformed some historical figures By the time I picked up The Tudor Bride It is unfortunate, perhaps, that I didn t manage to pick this up immediately after I d finished the preceding novel, The Agincourt Bride.If I had, I probably would ve enjoyed this a lotEven though I d noted issues with The Agincourt Bride thin characterisations, the tendency of the author to turn to vilification for some cheap drama I didn t kn...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here I would like to preface this review by saying that I did not read the first book in this series, but picked up The Tudor Bride thinking it was a standalone I give this book three stars I think the story was interesting, it was a nice look at an important historical figure, and I did enjoy that it was told from the point of view of her servant, rather than Catherine herself I think it lent an element to the story that made it interesting and intuitive There were two main problems in this book I would like to preface this review by saying that I did not read the first book in this series, but picked up The Tudor Bride thinking it was a standalone I give this book three stars I think the story was interesting, it was a nice look at an important historical figure, and I did enjoy that it was told from the point of view of her servant, rather than Catherine herself I think it lent an element to the story that made it interesting and intuitive There were two main problems in this book for me, that stopped me rating it above a three five The first was the fact that Catherine s character seemed to change when the story d...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Joanna Hickson has a way of bringing history to life, even if it s through a fictional tale I also enjoyed the previous book about Catherine de Valois, The Agincourt Bride Through these books I feel as if I m living in the 1400 s It s interesting that both books are told through the voice of Mette, who started as Catherine s wet nurse and servant and became her friend.Catherine was married without any choice to Henry V of England She has his son Henry VI This book discusses the early life Joanna Hickson has a way of bringing history to life, even if it s through a fictional tale I also enjoyed the previous book about Catherine de Valois, The Agincourt Bride Through these books I feel as if I m living in the 1400 s It s interesting that both books are told through the voice of Mette, who started as Catherine s wet nurse and servant and became her friend.Catherine was married without any choice to Henry V of England She has his son Henry VI This book discusses the early life of Henry VI and C...

The Tudor Bride (Catherine de Valois, #2)
  • English
  • 06 April 2018
  • Paperback
  • 592 pages
  • 0007446993
  • Joanna Hickson
  • The Tudor Bride (Catherine de Valois, #2)