US Reviews of The First Queen of England: The Myth of "Bloody Mary" - Published in the United States by St. Martin's Press
Hollywood Today Review by Gabrielle Pantera
Was Bloody Mary not so bloody after all? **** 4 stars By Gabrielle Pantera "HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 9/6/2008 - The fact that she survived at all is astonishing. . .
Porter, Linda THE FIRST QUEEN OF ENGLAND: The Myth of “Bloody Mary” Brisk, learned reassessment of Mary Tudor. . .
"Some of the most intense, emotional, adventurous, passion-filled stories come from the lives of royalty, whether factual or fictionalized. Where do you think we got the term "drama queen. . .
. . .Mary Tudor has perhaps been given a bad rap. . .
". . . an incredibly impressive feat. Though the book is long, the pages fly by quickly.
"A sense of Mary as an individual emerges most strongly from Linda Porter's beautifully written and consistently engrossing study.
"Linda Porter's biography is a must read for anyone who wants to debunk the myths surrounding this period of history and learn the real truth about this much misunderstood Tudor monarch" - Claire Ridgway, The Anne Boleyn Files
Posted By Claire on July 7, 2009
