The Queen's Fool.THE QUEEN'S FOOL. Philippa Gregory Philippa Gregory (born 9 January, 1954) is a British novelist, mainly associated with the historical fiction genre. Early life and academic career Philippa Gregory was born in Kenya. When Gregory was two years old, her family moved to England. . 2004/2005. Read by Blanca Amato. 14 tapes. 20.5 hrs. Recorded Books. 1-4193-2991-x. $109.75. Vinyl; plot notes. SA This historical romance Historical romance is a subgenre of the romance novel literary genre. Definition Historical romance is set before World War I.[1] Many historical romances include contemporary attitudes, as, for example, the heroines often have far more education than was the centers on Hannah Green, a 14-year-old converso (a Jew who has ostensibly os·ten·si·ble adj. Represented or appearing as such; ostensive: His ostensible purpose was charity, but his real goal was popularity. adopted Roman Catholicism Roman Catholicism Largest denomination of Christianity, with more than one billion members. The Roman Catholic Church has had a profound effect on the development of Western civilization and has been responsible for introducing Christianity in many parts of the world. ) who has fled Spain and the Inquisition with her father, a bookseller and printer, to seek refuge in England. When her father's shop is visited by Lord Robert Dudley, Hannah sees a vision of the Angel Uriel accompanying him and earns an immediate reputation as a mystic. Because of this ability, she is invited to the royal court and, dressed as a boy, becomes a holy fool to the sovereigns there. She forms an especially loyal and loving relationship with Queen Mary Tudor (Bloody Mary). The author is sympathetic to Catholic Mary. Meanwhile Hannah shuttles between Mary and Elizabeth Mary and Elizabeth the two pregnant women meet after many years and rejoice. [N.T.: Luke 1:39–56] See : Reunion , seemingly a royal favorite but always in terror of being revealed as a Jew and burned at the stake. Nevertheless she continues her service at court despite the fact that her father and Daniel, her fiance, both conversos as well, urge her to come with them to Calais where they hope to escape persecution. Along with rich historical detail and a setting in an intriguing and important era of English history, the book also has romantic complications. Amato proves that a lively semi-voiced presentation can maintain the listener's interest in a long historical romance that tends to be repetitious rep·e·ti·tious adj. Filled with repetition, especially needless or tedious repetition. rep  e·ti and slow moving. She does a fine job of maintaining suspense and excitement. Pat Dole, Richmond, VA
This book was amazing. I am a big Elizabethan historian. I love how she takes history and puts another chatactor in the book that might have gone through what that chatactor might have gone through. I really like that there are real life chatactors. <br><br>Lady Dorothy Devereux |
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