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Originally Posted by gmw
I'm glad you enjoyed it, Wearever. It's certainly an entertaining way to look at history and it gave the impression that Philippa Gregory has done as good a job of getting it right as she can ... but it doesn't do to forget that a lot of it is still fiction. On the other hand, it's certainly no worse (and definitely more accessible to a modern audience) than reading Shakespeare for history lessons. 
I certainly found it to be more instructive than The Daughter of Time, but I guess we must still thank Josephine Tey for paving the way for books like this. |
That's true, back in 1951 when Tey wrote Daughter of time and as time passed 67 yrs. later, it has reached a much larger audience in books, societies, and now a popular show. I'm glad the Princes are still talked about 500 yrs. later and hope someday that the bones will be tested for DNA evidence to find out if it's the princes buried in the tower. One thing I could never understand is why their sister Elizabeth would ever consider marring King Richard lll. He destroyed their family had them found illegitimate and is presumed to have murdered her brothers. I would think they would all want to be as far away from Richard as possible under the circumstances. Although she was a prisoner in the abby and may have stockholm syndrome .