Book of the Month – November

- It gives the reader details on Catherine's background and that of her parents.
- It uncovers exactly who Catherine was rather than just painting her as the victim of Henry VIII's Great Matter.
- The book is highly readable and accessible to all.
- It makes the reader empathise with Catherine and understand why she refused to just fade into the background and join a convent.
- It is an account of her whole life, not just her marriage to Henry VIII.
- Tremlett gives new information about Catherine, information that I have never read before e.g. her close relationship and dependency on her confessor, Fray Diego, her eating disorder and evidence given at the Zaragoza tribunal into Henry VIII's request for an annulment.
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