Review: The Rose Without a Thorn: The Wives of Henry VIII (Queens of England #11)
User Review - Kylie Cheung - GoodreadsOf all of Henry VIII's six wives, Katherine Howard stood out -- and still does today -- because she was the least meant for the crown. Catherine of Aragon was essentially born into her betrothal with ... Read full review
Review: The Rose Without a Thorn: The Wives of Henry VIII (Queens of England #11)
User Review - Eva - GoodreadsThe Rose Without a Thorn is the story of Catherine Howard (cousin of Anne Boleyn), the young and vibrant fifth wife of Henry VIII. Jean Plaidy weaves a enthralling account of her young, poor ... Read full review
Review: The Rose Without a Thorn: The Wives of Henry VIII (Queens of England #11)
User Review - Michelle Moe - GoodreadsThe writing is awful! She repeats the same thing again and again. This is an attempt to give us a picture of Henry the VIII and his wives told through the eyes of Katherine Howard as she awaits her ... Read full review
Review: The Rose Without a Thorn: The Wives of Henry VIII (Queens of England #11)
User Review - Eddy Allen - GoodreadsFrom the pen of legendary historical novelist Jean Plaidy comes an unforgettable true story of royalty, passion, and innocence lost. Born into an impoverished branch of the noble Howard family, young ... Read full review
Review: The Rose Without a Thorn: The Wives of Henry VIII (Queens of England #11)
User Review - Sonya Wanvig - GoodreadsPoor Katherine Howard. She wanted to die the wife of Culpepper. Read full review
Review: The Rose Without a Thorn: The Wives of Henry VIII (Queens of England #11)
User Review - Alice - GoodreadsThe novel is of Catherine Howard; Henry VIII 's 5th wife. This is more sober chatacterization without descending into habiography. Fans of Tudor historical fiction should enjoy this. There are reader discussion questions at the end. Read full review
Review: The Rose Without a Thorn: The Wives of Henry VIII (Queens of England #11)
User Review - Sian - GoodreadsA solid retelling of the story of Kathryn Howard, wife no 5 of King Henry VIII. My favourite version of this story is still Kathryn, The Wanton Queen by Maureen Peters though. Read full review
Review: The Rose Without a Thorn: The Wives of Henry VIII (Queens of England #11)
User Review - Luci - GoodreadsI have really become fond of Philippa Gregory. With Gregory, the reader can indulge a love of history, but still be entertained with a good story and interesting characters. The Queen's Fool is no ... Read full review
Review: The Rose Without a Thorn: The Wives of Henry VIII (Queens of England #11)
User Review - Mamma23 - GoodreadsAnother excellent I didn't want it to end Plaidy book. If you love Philippa Gregory, try Plaidy. Its different in a good way. LOVE IT!!!!!! Read full review
Review: The Rose Without a Thorn: The Wives of Henry VIII (Queens of England #11)
User Review - Sasha Strader - GoodreadsAs much as I love Jean Plaidy, I struggled with this book. Katherine Howard was, without a single doubt, Henry VIII's stupidest wife. There's just really no new take on that that can change my mind. Read full review