tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102594967020232402.post5473732974748074241..comments2024-03-13T23:34:59.627-04:00Comments on Royal Reviews: The Concubine by Norah LoftsAngela Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768802210267067847noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102594967020232402.post-76698103093055689002009-10-11T01:10:12.883-04:002009-10-11T01:10:12.883-04:00I've got a few Norah Lofts' books on my wi...I've got a few Norah Lofts' books on my wishlist, will have to check if this is one of them... it sounds great.Teddyreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553244883194436385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102594967020232402.post-45884073377153048512009-10-08T09:14:13.861-04:002009-10-08T09:14:13.861-04:00sounds like a great read. Whatever people may say...sounds like a great read. Whatever people may say about Anne, the woman knew what she wanted, went after it, and got it. Anne helped to change England and people tend to forget that I think. <br />All she did was use the tools that God gave her ;)Jenny Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077659644092707107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102594967020232402.post-25179342860709706812009-10-07T10:35:17.629-04:002009-10-07T10:35:17.629-04:00I love books on Anne Boleyn, but I must say my fav...I love books on Anne Boleyn, but I must say my favorite one was Murder Most Royal by Jean Plaidy. I think her portrayal was sympathetic as well as realistic,<br /><br />Thanks for the review on this one. I will be sure to pick it upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102594967020232402.post-13280932074758430442009-10-07T09:12:48.408-04:002009-10-07T09:12:48.408-04:00Brilliant review! I am definitely adding this to ...Brilliant review! I am definitely adding this to my TBR list. Thank you!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15782353640720981699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102594967020232402.post-8919550907933138332009-10-07T03:36:47.542-04:002009-10-07T03:36:47.542-04:00It's going on my list. Thanks!It's going on my list. Thanks!The Book Resorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00600639646206217982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102594967020232402.post-62046973910767434532009-10-06T23:41:19.184-04:002009-10-06T23:41:19.184-04:00Thanks for the review I will add this to my TBR-li...Thanks for the review I will add this to my TBR-like it needs another book.Esmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01558695355351437784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102594967020232402.post-4430460547044238752009-10-06T17:56:56.506-04:002009-10-06T17:56:56.506-04:00I've never heard of this book before. But I wa...I've never heard of this book before. But I want it now. It sounds like my type of book.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06206364178630503002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102594967020232402.post-24018391262490766942009-10-06T16:35:15.173-04:002009-10-06T16:35:15.173-04:00Oh you had me with the first paragraph. I'm de...Oh you had me with the first paragraph. I'm definitely going to have to get this one. <br /><br />Thanks for the great review :)The Cozy Mystery Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11083503866826492108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102594967020232402.post-63844019533658938522009-10-06T11:58:11.745-04:002009-10-06T11:58:11.745-04:00I agree 100% with you - it's my favorite as we...I agree 100% with you - it's my favorite as well (Plaidy's The Lady in the Tower is a close secdon). I really do think we have to be a little more lenient regarding some historical "facts" with older books. Sometimes, new information is found which makes things previously thought as "fact" no longer the case. Plus, they didn't have the internet to do research!Daphnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838072651419264066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102594967020232402.post-42050584473505977182009-10-06T10:49:12.040-04:002009-10-06T10:49:12.040-04:00Amy this sounds so good! You know, you pointed ou...Amy this sounds so good! You know, you pointed out something that made me think..I too have yet to read something that totally endears me to Anne- the empathy thing..It would be interesting to read how the author helps bring that out- I'd love to read it. <br />As for the other facts; I always thought her mom passed away before her. And as for Henry and his mother-in-law (OK the guy had lots of defects but...)I never read that anywhere before. <br />Great review Amy- Thanks!Lucy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13600064401395449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102594967020232402.post-32420919925925510182009-10-06T09:34:33.340-04:002009-10-06T09:34:33.340-04:00I have this and enjoyed it, though some of the fac...I have this and enjoyed it, though some of the facts you pointed out did make me raise an eyebrow. I have read in other books that there was suspicion that Henry may have had an affair with Elizabeth Boleyn but I don't know if there was ever any evidence. In Harper's "The Last Boleyn" it is put forward that he asked Elizabeth B to be his mistress and turned him down, pissing off her husband royally.<br /><br />As for her mother, I've come across different accounts: that she was alive after Anne was executed, that she had died years before, and also that Anne had a stepmother at the time she met Henry.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13900579391813915664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102594967020232402.post-5271347947823153452009-10-06T07:05:32.369-04:002009-10-06T07:05:32.369-04:00I haven't even heard of Lofts, not to mention ...I haven't even heard of Lofts, not to mention this particular book but I guess there's just one more HF author to jump on the TBR bandwagon :).<br />Anyway, I am slightly tired with all the books and movies and series about Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII but maybe I will give this book one last chance because it does sound interesting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127042690689033583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102594967020232402.post-79481831879365232652009-10-06T06:34:15.368-04:002009-10-06T06:34:15.368-04:00I haven't read this book yet, but it has been ...I haven't read this book yet, but it has been on my TBR for awhile. It is always interesting to see how different authors understand facts. Some of those historical "differences" are interesting. The one that most bothers me is that she had miscarried his baby previously and got pregnant again - that sounds like someone perpetrating the evil anne angle. Great review!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609161113240681299noreply@blogger.com