The King’s Secret Matter is just the same as The Shadow of the Pomegranate, there’s no change in style or quality. This is the second book of Eleanor Hibbert’s, aka Jean Plaidy, that I’ve tried, and I have to say, I stop here. She also wrote as Philippa Carr and several other pseudonyms. She used Victoria Holt for romantic suspense novels. Plaidy was the name she used when writing historical fiction. Another of her pseudonyms that many readers might recognize is Victoria Holt. Jean Plaidy is only one of many pen-names used by author Eleanor Hibbert. I'm glad I'm finally reading my Plaidy books! Excellent novels! Makes it such an interesting era in history to read about. I can't imagine the stress, fear and strain that his wives endured. He really is larger than life and, for me, one of the most interesting English monarchs to study.but he was a terrible king. This book really gave insight into Henry's personality changes.he became obsessed with having a male heir, he made rash, emotional, violent decisions. I am loving the Tudor Saga so far! So much plotting, disappointment, and intrigue. No sex.just intrigue, politics and power plays. Plaidy takes history and fleshes out the scenes.puts the humanity, emotion and drama into it.
I loved reading Plaidy's version.she creates a dramatic historical fiction picture of how things played out. Henry wants to divorce his wife and marry Anne Boleyn.and he's willing to do just about anything to accomplish that goal. There is a lot of political wrangling in this book. The King's Secret Matter is the 4th book (the last in a trilogy about Katharine of Aragon, Henry VIIIs first wife).
I love the drama and politics of the Tudor Era.so I decided to start with Plaidy's Tudor Saga. I was so caught up in finding all the books that I never took the time to actually read them! Silly me! I can free up almost an entire bookcase of storage space in my library if I read my Plaidy books and donate them to charity. I have made it part of my annual reading goals this year to focus on Jean Plaidy.
Several have been released in new editions though, so it's much easier to find her books now. At the time, her books were pretty much out of print.and hard to find. I read her Norman Trilogy years ago and loved it.so I started on a mission to collect every historical novel she wrote. I have been collecting Jean Plaidy novels for more than 10 years.
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