After watching ‘The other Boleyn Girl’, my interest for the
Boleyn family has always been an awe-inspiring topic I constantly seek to learn
more about, so its not surprising that I chose ‘The Boleyn Inheritance’.
Although audiences may presume that this book solely focuses on the cliché and
infamous relationship between Henry and Anne, it is not. This story revolves
around three determined women who share one fate: Jane Boleyn, Katherine Howard
and Anne of Cleves.
This book really did steal my attention from other fictional
Tudor stories because unlike others, it unfolded all three women’s stories with
their own point of view, especially Jane Rochford - commonly known as Jane
Boleyn. The most intriguing part was to observe what Jane’s side of the story
was and how she repeats her past years by instigating and scheming her way in
the Tudor court and attempting to get her kinswoman (Katherine) upon the throne
just to benefit herself.
Now turning the spotlight on Katherine, it wasn’t a wonder
to me when I realized that she was all part of a plot to ascend the Queen’s
throne by her uncle. The audience will emphasize with Katherine the most out of
the three as she marries the 50 year old king and suffers the consequences of
her adultery later on. Nevertheless, I genuinely disliked the way Gregory
painted her in an egoistic manner and I know this book is not a hundred percent
accurate but coming onto the throne at the age of fourteen is stretching it a
bit to be honest…...
Anne in my judgment was somewhat of a 2D character as she
had a mediocre role and not enough background history of herself and above
everything, Gregory endlessly depicted her as a woman without any faults as the
story progressed.
But all in all, this is an inspiring read for its
entertainment reasons and the way that Gregory uses three women’s voices to
illustrate how their lives had been within the Tudor court, truly does amaze
me.
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