Tudor History Lovers discussion

What book about the Tudors or Tudor England would y'all like to read in February?

Two nominations to a person.

(Y'all can check what books we've already read as a group at the group's bookshelves, where there's a shelf for "group reads.")

I nominate Queen's Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle and My Lady of Cleves: A Novel of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves by Margaret Campbell Barnes.

I would like to nominate Mary Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser and the Sisters of Henry VIII by Maria Perry.

Something a little different or

Six Wives and the Many Mistresses of Henry VIII by Licence:The Six Wives & Many Mistresses of Henry VIII: The Womens' Stories or Blood will tell by Kramer Blood Will Tell: A Medical Explanation for the Tyranny of Henry VIII

I'd like to second the nomination for

My other nomination is

Sisters of Treason by Elizabeth Fremantle or Sacred Treason by James Forrester

I would like to second nominate Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves

Are you seconding (not necessary!) or nominating, Judy? Who's the author?

by Julia Fox

my second nom (this one's fiction):

Sister Queens - that looks good.

I think the impact these two Spanish queens had on European history is a worthwhile topic.

I nominate Alison Weir's "The Life of Elizabeth I" or "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" as I received both of them as Xmas presents from my hubby & would love to share my thoughts as I read them :).

Alright, that looks like plenty of nominations, so I'll close them and open a poll.

Here's the poll: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1... .

Mary wrote: "I nominate Alison Weir's "The Life of Elizabeth I" or "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" as I received both of them as Xmas presents from my hubby & would love to share my thoughts as I read them :)."

I've yet to read her E1, but Weir's Wives was very good. You have a wonderful husband! :D

David wrote: "I think the impact these two Spanish queens had on European history is a worthwhile topic."

Their parents are altogether overlooked for both their direct influence on history, and the impact of their children! I've been itching to read this book and I'd love to enjoy it within a group. Plus, it's relatively short (which also makes it a plus in terms of reading it under a time constraint!).

Runoff time!

It will be between the top two, which were Alison Weir's The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Julia Fox's Sister Queens: The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile.

The runoff poll is here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1... , or at the bottom of the group home page.

The winner: Sister Queens: The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile, by Julia Fox.

We will be discussing it here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... .

Yay! I loved this book. I will enjoy reading it again.

I have never read her books before but for those of you who have, do you recommend the kindle version or the hard cover? :)