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

[Rach35]

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?

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.

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

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!

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!

There was a bit of artistic license in the boleyn inheritance with one of her relationships (don't want to spoil it for you !) but I guess it made a better story.

BTW - at the book people they have a PG trilogy (not the tudor series but the other one) in their sale - 3 for £6.

Rach - loved all her books on Tudor times and I have read a few others too. I've always been really into the Tudors (weirdo I know ) and have read a lot of historical stuff too. I think PG's books are a nice balance between fact and fiction!

the tudor ones are a great romp, really enjoyed them all but the others are a bit samey and dry (can't remember titles, but something like the wise woman and the virgin earth)

Agreed with Wheelybug, 'The Boleyn Inheritance' is also another good read, I particularly liked the way Ann of Cleves was portrayed. I was disappointed with 'The Constant Princess' though the storyline was a tad plodding along rather than involving.

I have the constant princess waiting for me along with the virgin lover and the queens fool - any recommendations on which one next ? I started the queens fool just before going into hospital to have dd and never finished it as a result (dd is 2.5 !) so maybe I should give this a go next ??

Good read, I enjoyed it too. I read the other, more traditionally historical one too, also excellent. (I can't remember if it was David Starkey, though, or another writer.)

The books by CJ Sansom are also set in Henry the Eighth's reign and are a great read, really bring the period alive.

Hi Liath . Did you get back home ok ?

I keep meaning to get one of the CJ Sansom books - is it called 'dissolution', its set where I went to school.

I love most of her books, take no history from them, but enjoy. If you like her try Sharron Penman. esp "Here be dragons"

I llllllove that book.

It was fab.

Have you read anything by Elizabeth Chadwick. All of her books are written between 1066 - 1300. She really brings it all to life, you can imagine how the 1066 stuff starts. I truly believe that if they read this in school for history, it would be a winner.

I offered to send them to someone on here recently but she never replied so they are now at the Charity shop. Someone else is thoroughly enjoying them I hope.

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The Wise Women - I read on holiday, and I found it very disconcerting, I am not sure I enjoyed it, but it got into my physicue somehow. I dreamed about it for days - and 3 years later still think about it, a really good book!

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Haven't started the Other Boleyn Girl yet but was completely glued to the Boleyn Inheritance. I'm currently reading the Constant Princess, which is good but not as gripping as Boleyn Inheritance. I like working out which are the bits based on historical fact. I love the political stuff in there too - and there are so many letters and documents from the time that it would be interesting to know what is based on fact. But the Constant Princess is a bit too lovey dovey in places, tbh, and the story not as quick as Boleyn Inheritance.

Really enjoyed it too. She's a highly respected historian apparently so stories are based on the truth. There's also a series(trilogy?0 set around this time too as well as ones- can't remember title but about a man who travelled to America and collected new plants- don't I make it sound good- but it was!

I am a huge fan of Phillipa Gregory. Like lots of other posters, I would recommend the Tudor books. She also wrote a modern love story called "Perfectly Correct"; witty and moving - check it out. Her website - easily googled, sorry I can't do links - lists all her writing.

Anya Seaton has also written some books set in that period which I've enjoyed.

I enjoyed it as well, I don't think it is supposed to be acccurate history but still enjoyable.

Her Wideacre trilogy are some of my favourite books ever.