The Queen's Fool: A Novel (Boleyn)
by Philippa Gregory
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Author: Philippa GregoryEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-02-03
ISBN: 0743246071
Number of pages: 512
Publisher: Touchstone
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- ISBN13: 9780743246071
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Book Review: The Queen's Fool
Summary: 5 Stars
It is time for you to leave. The Inquisition is has started and they are looking for you. If you don't escape they will arrest and execute you for heresy. That is what life was like when Hannah Green's mother was killed for being a Jew in Spain. Once while she was working at her father's printing shop in England, some noblemen learned that Hannah had the Sight, which meant that she could see angels and see into the future. Hannah worked for the Mary from the time she became queen until right before she died. She had to go to Calais, where she married her betrothed, Daniel Carpenter. Soon after they separated because Hannah found out that while she was working for the queen he had a child with another woman. When the city was under siege by the French the mother of Daniel's son, Danny was killed. Hannah took the baby and brought him with her back to London. A few months later, Hannah, Daniel, and Danny reunited and became a happy family. I was very much intrigued while reading this exciting novel.
I liked how the author wrote with great details. Lord Robert Dudley, one of the people Hannah served, was handsomely dress and had a thin, silver sword at his side. His eyes were dark and radiant. However, he looked old, tired, and full of melancholy while he was in the Tower for treason. Lord Robert's teacher, John Dee, had beep set eyes and pale skin. He was also courageous and extremely smart. Uriel the angel was dressed in shimmering white and silver. He shined so greatly that you could not see his face. Daniel Carpenter, Hannah's husband, had soft skin and a dark moustache and eyebrows. Queen Mary had dark brown and red hair. She had a square face and dark, Spanish eyes. She had a warm smile and had a sense of honesty and mercy around her.
I also liked how there were many ups and downs throughout the novel. Daniel and Hannah had many arguments, but they would always make up. At one point they decided to release each other from their betrothal. They asked each other for forgiveness and makeup. Mary struggled to win back the throne when a man of nobility forced his son to marry Mary's cousin, Jane, who he forced to be queen. After she won and was crowned queen, there was a rebellion to try to put Elizabeth, Mary's half-sister on the throne.
I thought it was very interesting that Hannah had so many secrets and was loyal to so many people even when some of the despised the other. Hannah promised her father that every once in a while she would come home from court and help him in the shop. She promised she would be Lord Robert's servant and carryout messages and run errands for him. Hannah became one of Queen Mary's favorites. The queen had asked Hannah to go to Elizabeth and keep her company as well as to spy on her. Hannah kept Elizabeth company during her stay in the Tower. She also made a promise to meet her father and Daniel in Calais.
The thing that I liked most about the book was the tension and that many unexpected things occurred. Marry promised that she would never marry or have a man rule over her. However, she ended up marrying Philip of Spain. Hannah had a vision that Mary would have a son, but both of her pregnancies failed. Some of the people who played an important role of placing Mary on the throne turned around and led the unsuccessful uprising against her. Daniel and Hannah seemed so happy together until Hannah found out that Daniel lied to her and they refused to speak to each other. When Hannah was taken in for questioning she thought that someone found out she was a reformed Jew and would be burned for heresy. The French invaded Calais and Hannah took herself and Danny back to England, and never knew if Daniel was still alive. This novel is a fantastic example of historical fiction. I would especially recommend it to readers who are interested in Tudor family.
-Kaitlyn L.
Summary of The Queen's Fool: A Novel (Boleyn)
A young woman caught in the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half sister, Elizabeth, must find her true destiny amid treason, poisonous rivalries, loss of faith, and unrequited love.It is winter, 1553. Pursued by the Inquisition, Hannah Green, a fourteen-year-old Jewish girl, is forced to flee Spain with her father. But Hannah is no ordinary refugee. Her gift of "Sight," the ability to foresee the future, is priceless in the troubled times of the Tudor court. Hannah is adopted by the glamorous Robert Dudley, the charismatic son of King Edward's protector, who brings her to court as a "holy fool" for Queen Mary and, ultimately, Queen Elizabeth. Hired as a fool but working as a spy; promised in wedlock but in love with her master; endangered by the laws against heresy, treason, and witchcraft, Hannah must choose between the safe life of a commoner and the dangerous intrigues of the royal family that are inextricably bound up in her own yearnings and desires.
Teeming with vibrant period detail and peopled by characters seamlessly woven into the sweeping tapestry of history, The Queen's Fool is another rich and emotionally resonant gem from this wonderful storyteller.
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