tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post3522633086721237878..comments2023-10-29T12:03:02.806-04:00Comments on Passages to the Past: Review: The Concubine by Norah LoftsPassages to the Pasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16357366263195042306noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-83387580511761855712009-10-13T03:13:47.098-04:002009-10-13T03:13:47.098-04:00Actually there is a mention of Anne Boleyn love fo...Actually there is a mention of Anne Boleyn love for that lad 'Henry Percy'.<br /><br />Wasn't he hanged to death also? Oh God! My memory is fading.. I need to re-read the oNLY book I have read! The one i mentioned in my last coment.. I will remember this book..Veenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051587201427141480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-3431544570076244282009-10-12T22:19:04.140-04:002009-10-12T22:19:04.140-04:00I sincerely doubt, after doing a lot of research o...I sincerely doubt, after doing a lot of research on Henry VIII for my 2 nonfiction books, ROYAL AFFAIRS and NOTORIOUS ROYAL MARRIAGES that he had an affair with Elizabeth Howard Boleyn. Mantel makes full use of her literary license in a few places (in the novel Mary Boleyn's son is likely Henry's bastard, though that, too, is historically unlikely). Mantel's research is impressive, but remember, she's writing a novel, and juicy speculations are red meat to historical novelists! That's where the fiction part of historical <i>fiction</i> comes into play.<br /><br />Also, while Anne Boleyn did miscarry twice after Elizabeth was born, seeing Jane sitting on Henry's lap and Henry's fall from his horse and being knocked unconscious both took place within days of each other and were "responsible" for the same miscarriage; they were not two separate events that led to 2 separate miscarriages.Leslie Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024567064317102889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-32465657416637011732009-10-12T13:31:46.019-04:002009-10-12T13:31:46.019-04:00This book would feed into my obsession with Anne B...This book would feed into my obsession with Anne Boleyn very nicely! I hadn't yet heard of this one, but it seems to have little bit of a different take on Boleyn's life. Very interesting. I will definitely be picking this one up soon. Thanks!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-69237726501335571492009-10-12T13:09:56.271-04:002009-10-12T13:09:56.271-04:00Seriously? Best ever? Hmm, I might actually have...Seriously? Best ever? Hmm, I might actually have this one somewhere on my TBR piles, I'll have to look.Jen - devourer of bookshttp://www.devourerofbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-89665586774445053902009-10-11T13:44:06.996-04:002009-10-11T13:44:06.996-04:00Hummm. I feel I have to read this just because of ...Hummm. I feel I have to read this just because of the questions it has raised. I'll look for it.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-57619547614144288022009-10-10T23:53:36.607-04:002009-10-10T23:53:36.607-04:00Here's Retha Warnicke's personal page http...Here's Retha Warnicke's personal page http://www.public.asu.edu/~iermw/Rich Mom, Rich Dad. Poor Mom, Poor Dad.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12317569071247428560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-50496001260926675202009-10-10T23:52:59.110-04:002009-10-10T23:52:59.110-04:00Here's a credible site on The Tudor history. ...Here's a credible site on The Tudor history. I took a class on Tudor history with Retha Warnicke (who consulted on the making of "The Other Boleyn" girl) at Arizona State University..<br /><br />I would look at this site http://www.tudorhistory.org/boleyn/ and the wikipedia pages for more credible info. http://www.asu.edu/clas/asuhistory/faculty/warnicke.htmlRich Mom, Rich Dad. Poor Mom, Poor Dad.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12317569071247428560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-68769656431571627202009-10-10T23:52:39.442-04:002009-10-10T23:52:39.442-04:00I have never heard of this book, but I am adding i...I have never heard of this book, but I am adding it to the TBR pile :)YA Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04147401205365756126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-53559307827506902532009-10-10T23:22:24.970-04:002009-10-10T23:22:24.970-04:00I don't think I've heard of this one. Tha...I don't think I've heard of this one. Thanks for putting it on my radar!<br /><br />I just finished Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall, which deals with the same period of time. She also mentions that Henry VIII lost his virginity to Anne Boleyn's mother. And I trust Mantel's research :-)Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-53150257831933865472009-10-10T22:42:01.979-04:002009-10-10T22:42:01.979-04:00This sounds like one of the best novels about Anne...This sounds like one of the best novels about Anne Boleyn. The wierdest thing is that I was talking about her with my cousin the other day and we both want to read a good book about her. I said I was going to ask you what you recommended and here I find the perfect book for us to read.<br /><br />Thanks Amy, you're great!<br />I hope you're having a good weekend!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866342436745173619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-41285356969869773972009-10-10T19:48:20.760-04:002009-10-10T19:48:20.760-04:00I've tried three of Loft's lesser known bo...I've tried three of Loft's lesser known books with *meh* success (three stars), and I'd like to try at least one more. I think this will be it. Library has it (woohoo).Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791628901417307647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-69927912791491450212009-10-10T19:14:08.772-04:002009-10-10T19:14:08.772-04:00This sounds so good. I want it =D
Great review!This sounds so good. I want it =D<br />Great review!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06206364178630503002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-57070172208538103462009-10-10T18:48:05.975-04:002009-10-10T18:48:05.975-04:00I've also heard that Henry had an affair w/Ann...I've also heard that Henry had an affair w/Anne's mother and sister but had not heard that her mother died and that her father had taken another wife. I felt connected with Anne when I read "The Other Boleyn" ...even before the movie was made. Feel like Henry was just a "pig"...spoiled brat as well. After all...how can you marry your brother's wife for over 20 years and then put her aside for Anne and then expect him to stay happy with any women. I really do not know why history holds "henry" up so high...it was his women who really reformed foreign and church policies...and he gets all the credit. Oh well...I'll have to check this novel out...thanks, RobertaRobertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493412205283777117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-57648698227622130922009-10-10T17:44:33.897-04:002009-10-10T17:44:33.897-04:00I have this one and enjoyed it as well. It and Max...I have this one and enjoyed it as well. It and Maxwell's "The Secret Diary of AB" are my two favorites on her.<br /><br />I also have seen it suggested that Anne's mother died and Thomas remarried at some point before Anne met Henry - and then I've seen instances where her mother is still alive.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13900579391813915664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-1665646930690328742009-10-10T17:14:26.249-04:002009-10-10T17:14:26.249-04:00I can't help you with any of your questions, b...I can't help you with any of your questions, but I also thought this book was really well done. I liked that Lofts assumed we already knew a certain amount about the Tudors and the times and didn't rehash things.<br /><br />LezlieLezliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747969193923246804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-14996774829678177002009-10-10T16:16:55.885-04:002009-10-10T16:16:55.885-04:00Amy, Joanna Denny suggests in her biography of Ann...Amy, Joanna Denny suggests in her biography of Anne, that her mother had died, and Thomas Boleyn had remarried. As for the miscarriages, The Tudors uses both versions in the series. Anne has one miscarriage when she sees Jane on Henry's knee, and again when she's further along after the he's injured. It is fact that she miscarried twice after having Elizabeth. As for the rumors about Henry and Elizabeth Howard Boleyn, Hilary Mantel repeats that rumor in Wolf Hall. I've never read that anywhere in a biography of Anne. Even David Starkey doesn't mention it.<br /><br />I'm not surprised that Henry went off Anne so quickly. He always seemed to me one of those men who want what they can't have.Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-53223333519984300932009-10-10T15:55:00.585-04:002009-10-10T15:55:00.585-04:00This is the second time I have read a review on th...This is the second time I have read a review on this book and both times the same thing.... the best book on Anne Boleyn Yet! I am running off to order it now! thanks!Rich Mom, Rich Dad. Poor Mom, Poor Dad.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12317569071247428560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-88526377719054337542009-10-10T14:08:25.298-04:002009-10-10T14:08:25.298-04:00Hmmm, I had not heard of this one. I will have to ...Hmmm, I had not heard of this one. I will have to look for it when my book pile shrinks a bit.<br />thank youbrokenteepeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907414560986208401noreply@blogger.com