Great Ladies
The Forgotten Witnesses to the Lives of Tudor Queens

Tudor history is a rich tapestry overflowing with colorful personalities that often overshadow some of the smaller players that joined the court. The Tudor palaces were filled with the flowers of English society, whether it was the daughters of the house sent to find a husband or wives helping their......more

Title belies the content I am sad that this book only merits 2 stars. From the title it wound be fair to assume that the content would illuminate those who were close, 'below stairs' servants of the Tudor Queens. There is nothing here that is new nor illuminating. The true Forgotten Witnesses would s......more

This book gets all the stars from me for two big reasons: Jane Boleyn and Catherine Carey Knollys. Thank GOD authors and historians are finally getting it right with these two. Ms. Soberton gives Jane the sympathetic treatment she wholeheartedly deserves and, even better, gives Catherine more than j......more

I could not, in all conscience, give this book a very good rating. This book is touted to be about the women who surrounded the Queens of England, and had an influence on them and their decision making. In truthfulness many women are named who served each Queen, but there is very little told about th......more

Loved it I am obsessed with the Tudor era !......more