The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon / The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at / the Court of Henry VIII
549 printed pages
Impressions
- Claudia Rondón Bohórquezshared an impression6 years ago
👎Give This a Miss💤Borrrriiinnng!Not quite engaging. The author shares prejudices which affect the understanding of history. Some things for him are "universal truths", like the behavior of "innocent" people.
Quotes
- Claudia Rondón Bohórquezhas quoted7 years agoCatherine represented the Imperialist interest in England.
- Claudia Rondón Bohórquezhas quoted7 years agowe see with the eyes, we hear with the ears, of men who were living parts of the scenes which they describe.
- Claudia Rondón Bohórquezhas quoted7 years agoHe respected and perhaps admired her character; but she was not beautiful, she was not attractive, while she was as proud and intractable as her mother Isabella.
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