The Vatican Princess by C.W. Gortner
When it comes to representations of powerful women in history, those responsible for recording the events in their era have a great deal of explaining to do. So often the women, if they’re mentioned at all, bear the burden of guilt – for war, death, the downfall of dynasties etc. – as they’re continuously depicted […]
The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C. W. Gortner.
Having read a few of Gortner’s books and really enjoyed them, I so looked forward to losing myself in this fictitious retelling of the life of Catherine de Medici, one of the most notorious women in history who has been blamed for everything from poisoning members of her own family (including some of her children), […]
Book Review: The Tudor Secret by C.W. Gortner
This was a strange and compelling book. When I first started reading it, I almost cast it aside as I was annoyed by what I felt was being asked of the reader: that is, too great a leap of faith when it came to the historical facts upon which Gortner drew to craft his […]