Meircee B. (I-Am-The-Mommy) reviewed on 4/22/2011

Helpful Score: 1

I approached this book with some interest, because it was an original idea to think of Queen Elizabeth being presented with a secret diary in her murdered mother's own hand - it *could have happened! As an avid reader of both fiction and non-fictional accounts of the Tudor era, I was entertained, but not over-impressed by the less-than-strict attention to proven facts - such as presenting the urban legend that she had a 6th finger as truth, and especially the glaring error on page 161 (yes, I remember!), where Anne, one of the foremost leaders of the Reformation and the ideals of Luther, stated that JUDAS betrayed his Lord thrice. No-no-no - PETER did that, and Anne would NOT have made that mistake, as an avid proponant of people reading the Scriptures for themselves.
Ah, well, it was presented at fiction, and it was a fun read. Just don't use it to cram for your Western Civ. Final ;)

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