The King's Rose

Life in the court of King Henry

ISBN 0525479708
(ISBN13: 9780525479703)

VIII is a complex game. When fifteen-year-old Catherine Howard catches the king's eye, she quickly transforms from pawn to queen. But even luxury beyond imagination loses its luster as young Catherine finds her life--and her heart--threatened by the needs of an aging king and a family hungry for power. Will their agendas deliver Catherine to the same fate as her infamous cousin, Anne Boleyn, sacrificed at the altar of family ambition?

297 Pages

Published March 19th 2009

(Dutton Books for Young Readers)

First Impression

Set in the 1st person The King's Rose tells the tale of the 15 year old Catherine Howard.

When she met her husband, HenryVIII, the King of England. Her marriage and everything leading upto her demise.

My Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I enjoyed reading The King's Rose and learning about the sad tale of how Catherine became a pawn to her family's greed for power. 

How when it all was revealed about her sordid past that her family kept secret. 

In the end she was a scared girl who paid for her actions with her life.

I would recommend The King's Rose...it was a interesting to read about the view of Alisa M. Libby as she told the history of Catherine's life and the event that lead upto the chopping block.

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