The Constant Princess, Philippa Gregory
The Constant Princess, Philippa Gregory
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The Constant Princess

Author: Philippa Gregory

Narrator: Kate Burton

Abridged: 5 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/06/2005


Synopsis

From #1 New York Times bestselling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory comes the remarkable story of Katherine of Aragon, Princess of Spain, daughter of two great monarchs, and eventual Queen of England when she marries the infamous King Henry VIII.

Daughter of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain, Katherine has been fated her whole life to marry Prince Arthur of England. When they meet and are married, the match becomes as passionate as it is politically expedient. The young lovers revel in each other’s company and plan the England they will make together. But tragically, aged only fifteen, Arthur falls ill and extracts from his sixteen-year-old bride a deathbed promise to marry his brother, Henry; become Queen; and fulfill their dreams and her destiny.

Widowed and alone in the avaricious world of the Tudor court, Katherine has to sidestep her father-in-law’s desire for her and convince him, and an incredulous Europe, that her marriage to Arthur was never consummated, that there is no obstacle to marriage with Henry. For seven years, she endures the treachery of spies, the humiliation of poverty, and intense loneliness and despair while she waits for the inevitable moment when she will step into the role she has prepared for all her life. Then, like her warrior mother, Katherine must take to the battlefield and save England when its old enemies the Scots come over the border and there is no one to stand against them but the new Queen.

About Philippa Gregory

English born author, Philippa Gregory, received her degree in History from the University of Sussex, followed by a PhD in 18th century literature from the University of Edinburgh. Along the journey of her education, she discovered that she had an uncommon interest in the Tudor period. Using her history background, she first wrote The Other Boleyn Girl, which to her credit, was made into a TV drama, and followed by a major film.

Gregory has put much of her effort and personal money into a 20 year old charity that she founded. It is Gardens for The Gambria, that teaches school children to plant market gardens which are irrigated by the almost 200 wells that the author has funded. She is also a patron of The UK Chagos Support Association, a displaced people in the Indian Ocean.

Gregory was selected as the 2008 Edinburgh University Alumna of the Year. She lives with her family on a small farm in Yorkshire.


Reviews

Goodreads review by James

It's been a few years since I read any of the books in the Plantagenet and Tudor series written by Philippa Gregory. In face, when I read the last one, I had to write the reviews of the previous books from memories because it had been over a decade. I missed my favorite historical family, so I check......more

Goodreads review by Andrei

"Prințesa statornică" de Philippa Gregory este un roman de ficțiune istorică despre Catherine de Aragon, Infanta Spaniei, Prințesa de Wales ca soție a Prințului Arthur și, mai pe urmă, regina Angliei din 1509 și până în 1532 ca soția pretențiosului rege Henric al VIII - lea al Angliei. Philippa redă......more

Daughter of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain, Katherine has come to England to wed Arthur Tudor. They are to be the next King and Queen of England. Alas, Arthur dies five months into the marriage, leaving Katherine adrift in the English court. Unable to return home but now a widow, she has......more


Quotes

"Philippa Gregory is a mesmerizing storyteller."
-- The Sunday Telegraph (UK)

"When it comes to writers of historical fiction, Philippa Gregory is in the very top league."
-- Daily Mail (UK)