[ebooktalk] Re: "The White Queen"
- From: Ian Macrae <ian.macrae1@xxxxxxx>
- To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:42:26 +0100
I half watched the TV show through a mild alcoholic haze following Father's day
celebrations. The really interesting thing for me is to see the BBC once more
making a massive commitment to sunday night drama with a ten part series. Only
five years ago this would have been done as two ninety minuters shown on
consecutive evenings. Maybe it bodes well for radio drama too. My main
complaint is that this is a story which has been told so many times in
fictional accounts and it's very difficult to get a fresh take on it. Maybe I
should read the book. I have read her account of Catherine of Aragon which I
found interesting in its sympathetic portrayal and its evocation of how
alienated she must have felt coming to Britain to marry Arthur. BTW, I'm still
missing some mails from the list as I definitely didn't get Trish's one which
originated this thread.
On 18 Jun 2013, at 18:27, Steven Bingham wrote:
> Hi Pele, Trish
>
> I read the White Queen about a year ago and have been waiting for the others
> in the series to turn up. I felt that while the books stuck to the known
> facts other areas where rather fanciful. Having said that as far as I know
> we don't really know that much about her. I knew of the supposed descent
> from the river goddess but felt that it was rather overplayed. As for how
> she met and wooed Edward well! Not very likely.
>
> However, I did enjoy the book and can happily live with a bit of fancy and a
> bit of magic.
>
> I did think she did Richard III very well. It is hard to get to the truth of
> him. Mainly because the Tudors one and could say what they liked and nobody
> takes any notice of what the loosers have to say. Her solution of the
> princes in the tower was also good. Again nobody knows the truth about that
> and I loved the curses which came true and still tell us nothing.
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Pele West
> Sent: 18 June 2013 16:07
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> Subject: [ebooktalk] "The White Queen"
>
> Hi Trish
>
> I will be interested to know what you think of "The White Queen" as I
> recently read it.
>
> I found it the least good of all the Philippa Gregory historical novels I
> have read, but part of the problem was that I did not quite believe Philippa
> Gregory's portrayal of Elizabeth Woodville.
>
> Pele
> --
> Pele West <pele.west@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>
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