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Must recommend Philippa Gregory - The Other Boleyn Girl!!!

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Rach35 · 25/07/2007 10:14

Read this book and completely fell in love with it and promptly bought the rest in this line. I have learnt so much about history and loved how it was written - what do others think? WOuld anyone recommend her other books?

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Rach35 · 25/07/2007 11:21

I think some of the story is pretty accurate - I actually took time out to check some stuff on the internet (I'm not working at the moment at 34wks so having a ball on the internet!). I imagine a lot is made up though. Have heard about the film - feel quite educated for a change!

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bagsundereyes · 25/07/2007 10:47

i enjoyed the queen's fool by philippa gregory. there's a film coming out of the other boleyn girl - not sure when, but they were filming it at my church over the winter!

TinyGang · 25/07/2007 10:36

I enjoyed it too.

Agree with Wheelybug about being a bit doubtful about the accuracy of it historically but it's a good read.

I like that period of history and love all the behind the scenes stuff about how they lived and how often they washed etc

Wheelybug · 25/07/2007 10:33

I have read this one and have recently read 'The Boleyn Inheritance' which I also loved although it was fairly similar.

I do wonder about the historical accuracy though - so have recently bought the David Starkey book on the wives of Henry VIII. However, it is like a doorstop so summoning the courage to read it.

I have all the others in the tudor series but bought them ages ago and are still boxed up since our move.

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