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Believe it or not Katherine Parr did have a life before marriage to Henry VIII and quite an interesting one at that. Her mother Maude Parr was a lady in waiting and close companion to Katherine of Aragon and her father Sir Thomas Parr was a descendent of Edward III. Katherine was schooled with and was close friends with Mary Tudor (Henry's sister and future Queen of France) and Kate Willoughby (the future Duchess of Suffolk). Katherine's first two marriages were to Edward Borough and after his death wed John Neville, both widowers with children and powerful northern Lords. Left a wealthy widow, she finally hopes to wed her old love Thomas Seymour, but fate intervenes as old Henry decides to make her wife number six and she must once again put duty before love and happiness.

The rest of the story is known history as Katherine's religious views threaten to get her into hot water with Stephen Gardiner and Thomas Wriothesley, her widowhood upon Henry's death and final marriage, her involvement and care of Henry's children so I'll not go into it in further detail. Although I have to say I loved the little *cat fights* between Katherine and the incredibly snotty Anne Stanhope (wife of Edward Seymour) - especially that spat over her missing jewels.

Through Katherine, Luke shows the reader how the Northern people reacted to the dissolution of the monasteries as well as the growing power and abuses of Thomas Cromwell. While this is a novel, it is a biographical one and I did find it a bit slow in places where there was more telling than showing, but I did enjoy it nonetheless. This is not a fast paced, action packed page turning read, and if that's what you're looking for this is not the book for you. However, if you're interested in reading more about Katherine I'd snap this one up if you spot it at the used book store. Four stars.


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The Ivy Crown Mary M Luke 9780385188234 Books Reviews

Anyone who likes fictionalized biographies, like those written by Phillipa Gregory, or Margaret George will enjoy this book. The story is rich in historical detail, and the characters are well-developed.
Loved it. Absolutely loved it. The storyline never drags, the characters are believable and fairly historically accurate. A beautifully painted portrait of Tudor history.
in the beginning they were children studying in a little schoolroom under the eaves of a palace turret. history would know them as Mary Tudor, Katherine Parr and Kate Willoughby. they could hardly know then that fate would make two of them queens, the other a powerful duchess; they were a triumvirate for life.

in Tudor lore, Katherine is remembered as the wife who out-lived her royal husband, the renowned Henry VIII. yet, with two previous husbands before she came to the throne, she'd already led a full life.

katherine's mother, Maud Parr, was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Katherine of Aragon when, about 1513, she gave birth to a daughter who was named for the Spanish queen. born to great wealth and position, with blood more illustrious than the king's, the sensitive Katheine was barely out of childhood when she was sent to the North of England to wed an older man she'd never seen.she was, in the tradition of her time, to endure two such loveless marriages. she left an indelible mark on their personalities and hearts.

this is the story of an elegant and compelling woman, who was--though the term would have been strange to her--the first Protestant Queen of England.
Another sensational novel by this author! This time she delves into the life of Katherine Parr Henry VIIIs sixth and last wife. Many characters are in this book Maud Parr (Catherine's Mother), Edward VI, Henry VIII, Princess Mary Tudor (AKA Mary I), Elizabeth I, the Seymour Brothers, Charles Brandon, Catherine Willoughby Brandon (4th wife of Charles Brandon). In this book, you can feel that Catherine Parr was determined to do her duty and marry where her mother wanted her. Each time she married it was to an older man and she put her all into it never shirking her duty. When she finally gets to marry the man she's been in love with before she married Henry, you are happy for her. (I was because when I read this book the first time I was a teenager and knew nothing about her history or the history of the Tudor dynasty.). This time around I knew what was coming but it still didn't make me sad. The end of the book made me sad because the death scene was very well written.

Again if you love history, this is the author for you. If you're like me, you will tear through all of Mary M. Luke's books. My only regret is that the author has died and will not write any more books because I would have loved to read a novel she wrote about Catherine Willoughby Brandon and also Mary I.
This book is an excellent book about Katherine Parr, the last of Henry VIII's six wives. It is a must for anyone interested in her life.
I felt I owed it to the author to at least put down a few words of how really good this book is. It's almost like a play by play of her life and the historical content is so rich detailed etc. I found it almost by accident because the title is not as descriptive as some like "queen's this or queen's that". Not short, not for everyone, but one of my all time favorites, and I think the way historical book are written now, there will never been another as well done as this one.

5 star worthy
Believe it or not Katherine Parr did have a life before marriage to Henry VIII and quite an interesting one at that. Her mother Maude Parr was a lady in waiting and close companion to Katherine of Aragon and her father Sir Thomas Parr was a descendent of Edward III. Katherine was schooled with and was close friends with Mary Tudor (Henry's sister and future Queen of France) and Kate Willoughby (the future Duchess of Suffolk). Katherine's first two marriages were to Edward Borough and after his death wed John Neville, both widowers with children and powerful northern Lords. Left a wealthy widow, she finally hopes to wed her old love Thomas Seymour, but fate intervenes as old Henry decides to make her wife number six and she must once again put duty before love and happiness.

The rest of the story is known history as Katherine's religious views threaten to get her into hot water with Stephen Gardiner and Thomas Wriothesley, her widowhood upon Henry's death and final marriage, her involvement and care of Henry's children so I'll not go into it in further detail. Although I have to say I loved the little *cat fights* between Katherine and the incredibly snotty Anne Stanhope (wife of Edward Seymour) - especially that spat over her missing jewels.

Through Katherine, Luke shows the reader how the Northern people reacted to the dissolution of the monasteries as well as the growing power and abuses of Thomas Cromwell. While this is a novel, it is a biographical one and I did find it a bit slow in places where there was more telling than showing, but I did enjoy it nonetheless. This is not a fast paced, action packed page turning read, and if that's what you're looking for this is not the book for you. However, if you're interested in reading more about Katherine I'd snap this one up if you spot it at the used book store. Four stars.