Once I did, though, the story was captivating. As a result, it took me a while to get into the book because I had to get used to the one sided Catherine the author chose to portray. In this book, she is portrayed as a the naive young girl buffeted about by the intrigues of court and the machinations of the power hungry Howard family of which she is a member. She was also his youngest wife, and as such, she has been portrayed as everything from a complete harlot to a naive teenager, with the truth most likely being somewhere in the middle. She was the only one of his wives to never have her portrait painted, which kind of symbolizes her whole marriage to Henry. I am fast deciding that Catherine Howard is the most fascinating of Henry's wives. A historical fiction book about Catherine Howard, the 5th wife of Henry VIII and the most enigmatic in my opinion.
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