duchessina a novel of catherine de medici carolyn meyer

Big Sister Bully: Mary Boleyn is this to Anne in Doomed Queen Anne, being haughty, condescending, and constantly rubbing it into Anne's face that she is the more beautiful and popular of the two.

In the end, Catherine ends up having a Perfectly Arranged Marriage with Arthur's younger brother Henry (that, sadly and obviously, does not last).

Catherine's marriage to Arthur in Patience, Princess Catherine is arranged to secure an alliance between Spain and England, and the main reason Henry VII refuses to send Catherine back home after Arthur's death is because he wants to keep her very rich dowry (to the point that after his wife and son's deaths, the possibility of him marrying Catherine just to maintain the alliance is brought up).

As was the case in her Real Life, Mary in Mary, Bloody Mary has a number of marriages arranged for her throughout her childhood.

The portrayal of each royal is biased according to the position of the observing royal and it provides an interesting window into the life of royalty.

Victoria Rebels (2013), about Queen VictoriaĮach book features inside looks at what the lives of each girl would have been like, including daily routine, protocol, out-of-the-ordinary experiences, and first-hand views of the lives of the people surrounding each of them.

The Wild Queen: The Days and Nights of Mary, Queen of Scots (2012).

Cleopatra Confesses (2011), about the last Ptolemaic pharaoh.

The Bad Queen: Rules and Instructions for Marie-Antoinette (2010).

Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de Medici (2007).

Patience, Princess Catherine (2004), about Mary's mother Catherine of Aragon.

Doomed Queen Anne (2002), about Elizabeth's mother Anne Boleyn.

Beware Princess Elizabeth (2001), about Mary's half-sister Elizabeth I.

Mary, Bloody Mary (1999), about Mary I of England.

As of 2013, there are nine books in the series: It began with The House of Tudor but has been expanded to other countries and time periods.

Young Royals is a series of novels for children by Carolyn Meyer, based on the lives of historical royalty.

Duchessina a novel of catherine de medici carolyn meyer