A Royal Ambition

Easy read - enjoyable.......more

This was the first time I've tried an Iris Gower novel. May be the last. The story of Queen Catherine was slow, and she came across as having very little back bone at some points. The story did improve slightly as it progressed. Gower says a lot without actually making much of the story. Although my......more

What a lovely read so wonderful a story you instantly feel you are part of it It shows you how in them times Royal family did have to accept what happened to them Even though this is fiction it is so close to what May or did happen years ago So enjoyable and also so sad at times but a absolute love st......more

This is a novel about the relationship between Catherine of Valois and Owen Tudor. I found the story here to be rather underdeveloped. Catherine and Owen meet at about the time Henry V marries Catherine and are instantly attracted to each other, but there's little chemistry between the two. Once Henr......more