Constant Princess

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  "Grand sweep of late fifteenth century into early sixteenth century England" Katherine spent her preadolescent years on the battlefield as her parents King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella defeated the Moors. Once the kingdom was secure the trio resided ... (read full critics)

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  The Constant Princess Philippa Gregory Touchstone Paperback 416 pages August 2006 Catalina, Infanta of Spain and Princess of Wales, betrothed to Henry VII's son Arthur, is born at a fortuitous time, her parents Ferdinand and Isabella, co-conspirators ... (read full critics)

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  Entertaining enough for commute-reading. The portrayal of the main character is a bit simplistic and not very well developed. More importantly, with this author you never know how much she is making up and how much there is in terms of reliable historical facts.

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  Elaine said on Feb 28, 2011 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  The Constant Princess

  I love the way Philippa Gregory brings the Tudors to life. She never fails to bring depth and emotion to the historical figures she features in her books. This particular volume tells the story of Katherine of Aragon and concentrates solely on the years before she became acquainted with Anne Boley ... (continue)

  I love the way Philippa Gregory brings the Tudors to life. She never fails to bring depth and emotion to the historical figures she features in her books. This particular volume tells the story of Katherine of Aragon and concentrates solely on the years before she became acquainted with Anne Boleyn.

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  Readingrat said on Apr 19, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

• Learning about Catherine of Aragon was very inspiring. I love how Gregory takes historical documents and turns them into a very readable narrative.

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  Serena Freewomyn said on Nov 1, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  I was glued to this book from the moment I picked it up. Philippa Gregory adds depth to a fascinating history of Britain and helped me connect a lot more with Henry's first wife.

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  Valentine said on Jan 25, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  I am not familiar with British history. However, I have a feeling that there is no big difference between the courts of the Eastern and the Western royal families.

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  Alveole Wu said on Nov 16, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  'Katherine of Aragon'- as beekeeper40 has already mentioned, she did tend to go on about her God given rights rather too often. Arrogant in fact!
  Sorry I could not resist that comment.
  I did enjoy this, though maybe not quite as much as some of the authors earlier novels. I did appreciate ... (continue)

  'Katherine of Aragon'- as beekeeper40 has already mentioned, she did tend to go on about her God given rights rather too often. Arrogant in fact!
  Sorry I could not resist that comment.
  I did enjoy this, though maybe not quite as much as some of the authors earlier novels. I did appreciate the way it complimented 'The Other Boleyn Girl' with a viewpoint from the other side of the story. as usual Philippa Gregory succeeds in bringing history alive in the pages of a novel. Maybe it did stop a little short timewise, but then maybe she felt that tale had already been told in 'The Other Boleyn Girl'?

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  Lindyloumac said on Nov 3, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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• Others 496 Pages
• ISBN-10: 1416559183
• ISBN-13: 9781416559184
• Pub date: Feb 01, 2008
• Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette and eBook

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