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Mostly so far this is a biography of Mary Queen of Scot’s childhood and adolescence. Whereas Elizabeth’s has been skipped because it’s so well known. I’m really enjoying it and learning loads that I had no clue about

Another audio book from the library.

I’m hoping to target gaps in my knowledge this year of the Tudor period, so for general reading I’m focusing on 1485-1520s then 1547-1603, as my knowledge mostly concerns Henry VIII’s later reign and then Elizabeth’s life and her time during Edward and Mary’s reigns.

Another thing to add here: the author recounts a story he read in a magazine or newspaper (can’t remember which, but probably the former) of how a straight man attended an outside event (mostly gay men where in attendance) with his family and he was groped by a man. The author doesn’t seem to realise just how fucking wrong this is, doesn’t matter if the guy thought he was gay, that should never have happened.

Not something I would usually read, but it was in my online library as an audiobook. I’m not entirely sure I will finish it, but it has been a weird experience, as the author says how he used to go to gay bars in the hope that he would be touched up and the way he describes this tells me it is the usual expectation.

I’m thankful lesbians are not like this 😭

The spine of the book stuck out to me so here we are, seems very interesting just from the little intro to it and the quote about how hardly anyone believes him that this actually happened.

Chapters are short so it’s very easy to get really stuck in

Slowly reading this but by bit as it’s so good and so detailed. I really want to take it in.

Yayyyyy, transmasc author!!! 🥳🎉

Oh dear, I have gone and picked up another book despite already reading ten.

It’s very very lesbian, we got butch, we got a seaside setting and first person narration (I feel like I am reading a memoir, just a little bit and I like that)

I definitely want to focus on reading what I am currently reading instead of starting 5 books and forgetting to pick them back up

Been in a bit of a reading slump recently, but starting to get back to it. I wonder what and how much I will read next year, ugh the endless possibilities. I just wish I had all the time in the world to read all the books I want.

Life has been so chaotic and sitting down to try and read something has been near impossible. I’m just really hoping I can finish this one soon because it’s given me so much to think about. So so so much to think about, I’ve never read such a rich and detailed account of Anne Boleyn’s fall, it’s a shame people hear the name Alison Weir and assume all of her books are bad.

I’m listening to this as an audiobook with my dad.

My dad hasn’t always had the most progressive opinions about rape and sexual assault, but I opened up to him a few months ago about what happened to me. I think something inside of him may have shifted because of that and it’s helped our relationship move forward and we are closer than we have ever been. I think listening to this book will help us both.