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Daisy Buchanan said:I just finished reading "The Borgia Bride" by Jeanne Kalogridis. What a great and fun historical novel. Obviously, it's about the horrible Borgia's , who ruled Italy in the 15th century, and the marriage of the youngest son, Jofre, to the young Neapolotin Sancha of Aragon. I don't want to give much more than that away. It's historical fiction.
A few days ago I started reading "The Other Boleyn Girl". It's another historical novel, this one by Phillipa Gregory. She had written many such novels, combinations of historical facts, and fiction or speculation. This is about Henry the VIII, his marriage to Katherine of Aragon and his affairs with the Boleyn sisters.
...always admired Lucrezia Borgia. She would discuss the subject of chastity
with Vatican theologians.
....ever catch Robert Shaw's portrayal of Henry VIII in the film,
A Man For All Seasons? I thought Shaw really captured that
scoundrel's character.