Mary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer

For the first nine weeks, I chose to read bloody shame, Bloody bloody shame, create verbally by Carolyn Meyer. Carolyn Meyer was born June 8, 1935. She has pen many novels including a series called The Young Royals of which this support is a part. bloody shame, Bloody Mary was create by Harcourt Publishing order in 1999. Mary, Bloody Mary is a historical legend book, consisting of 227 pages. I expected the book to be a thick of Mary Tudors flavor, but learned aft(prenominal) my reading it was roughlyly closely her childhood. I chose this book because I have always been evoke in Englands royal line and the title, Mary, Bloody Mary seemed elicit to me.\nMary, Bloody Mary is a book about the life of Mary Tudor from childhood to a young adult. The accounting is t senescent by Mary and includes capable cadences, outrage, and defiance. Mary is the daughter of power atomic number 1 VIII and king Catherine. She lived from 1516 to 1558. They also have a son named Fitzroy but he had a different mother. England is a Catholic Empire and strictly follows Catholic Law. The story opens with Mary 9 years old and her conflict to the office of France, King Frances, a much sure-enough(a) man. Betrothals are a arrangement to marry and were a commonality practice in that time period. The reader will prevail many examples of customs throughout the book that are interest which is a strong signalize of the book. There are several(prenominal) betrothals of Mary throughout the book, most of which Mary does not approve. At this point of the book, the reader learns of Anne Boleyn. She is a dancer at angiotensin converting enzyme of the royal parties and King Henry takes notice of her. Mary discusses her betrothal with her personal aid and servant, Countess capital of Zimbabwe. Salisbury is more than an aid to Mary; she is also her friend. Having many throng slightly a element of the royal family is also a custom of the time. There were pile to dress and un dress, cooks, even a priest, and others just being around to act on each request made by a royal family member.\nAt the age of ...