Review - The Constant Princess

The Constant Princess another novel by Philippa Gregory. This one focuses on the life of Katerine of Aragon, Henry the VIII's first wife. The book starts with Katerine's childhood and then progresses to her first marage to Arthur, Henry's older brother. Katherine's passion turns her marriage with Arthur beautiful, but the beauty is diminished when Arthur suddenly dies of consumption. They plan how they will make England a prosperous country. Arthur, on his death bed makes Katherine promise that she will become Queen of England, marry Arthur's brother, and deny that their marriage was consummated, a lie. Unfortunately, it's not that easy Katherine struggles to become Queen, and eventually falls from power.

I enjoyed this novel very much. It is interesting in that unlike some of her other novels she actually tells the story through a main charicter - I find it more interesting when the story is told through a secondary character like in The Other Boleyn Girl