“The Taming of the Queen” - Philippa Gregory
(Tudors book 11) 👑 TOTQ focuses on the final wife of Henry VIII. We know she survives (only just!), but as with the novels about her predecessors, this is an interesting read because Kateryn Parr is mostly eclipsed by Anne Boleyn and Catherine of Aragon in history books and artworks. 👑 This was another engaging read. Henry VIII is well and truly unraveling physically and mentally. Meanwhile the nation is boiling over in a heated battle between the old ways (Catholicism) and reform (Lutherans) with each side angling to convince an addled Henry how to form the Anglican Church which he heads. The concept of transubstantiation was a major point of contention. 👑 On the subject of theology, Kateryn educates herself thoroughly. Anne Boleyn had done so too, but she used theology as a weapon to oust Catherine of Aragon. Kateryn is using it to advance the cause of reform. She is encouraged by Henry for years to study theology and translate Latin, until suddenly he feel...
