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Book Review of In the Shadow of the Crown (Queens of England, Bk 6)

In the Shadow of the Crown (Queens of England, Bk 6)
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As much as I usually enjoy Jean Plaidy's books, I had a hard time getting into this one.

Undoubtedly, Mary Tudor had a difficult time from the time her father's (Henry VIII) eye wandered to a younger, prettier woman that held out for marriage. But religious fanaticism is always ugly. She simply is not a sympathetic character -- either in fiction or non-fiction.