tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post8860474022376507771..comments2024-03-28T20:44:48.472-05:00Comments on All The Book Blog Names Are Taken: The Other Tudors: Henry VIII's Mistresses and BastardsSarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-47430952946950650852019-03-16T22:24:21.619-05:002019-03-16T22:24:21.619-05:00Yes, if you completely just tear them to shreds!!!...Yes, if you completely just tear them to shreds!!!Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-68780769492500518692019-03-16T04:24:20.423-05:002019-03-16T04:24:20.423-05:00Ah.... You're going to SO enjoy it when I read...Ah.... You're going to SO enjoy it when I read and review those books..... [lol]CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-51594330720506259702019-03-16T00:07:35.931-05:002019-03-16T00:07:35.931-05:00Yes!! The fiction drives me me mad, because too ma...Yes!! The fiction drives me me mad, because too many authors play so fast and loose with any facts we do have. Do not even get me started on The other Boleyn Girl and any other trash written by whats-her-face. I can't even with that book.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-31140750366548571912019-03-16T00:06:26.746-05:002019-03-16T00:06:26.746-05:00100%. There's just no way Henry would not have...100%. There's just no way Henry would not have raised up any other sons that he had, just like he did with Fitzroy. The ONLY reason he would not have claimed Mary Boleyn's children were they his was because of his wanting to marry Anne and it would have made his case even more difficult. But once he broke with the Church, then it would not have been a problem anyway, now as I think more about it tonight. Either way, Henry was in charge until the end and anyone he wanted to succeed him, would have.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-80999026931271621172019-03-15T07:04:17.917-05:002019-03-15T07:04:17.917-05:00I have the same issues with this kind of book. It ...I have the same issues with this kind of book. It all comes down to guesswork at times and what the author believes. It does mean that fiction books about the Tudors can have a bit of leeway on certain things like which children Henry fathered, whether Catherine consumated her marriage to Arthur, who killed the Princes in the Tower etc. I did read this book years back but learned little from it.chucklesthescothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423562114343636659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-65086835315884097992019-03-14T16:20:31.241-05:002019-03-14T16:20:31.241-05:00All history is speculative - up to a point - becau...All history is speculative - up to a point - because there's so much we don't know and can't know about past events. The further back you go (generally) the less we know... But that's no excuse for over the top speculation to fill in the gaps that can't honestly even be papered over. As you say - if Henry wanted his illegitimate sons to follow him he'd just snap his fingers and *make* them legitimate. Back then Kings had that power. So why didn't he???CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.com