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Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780152164560
ISBN number: 0152164561
Label: Gulliver Books Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Gulliver Books Paperbacks
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 240
Printing Date: April 01, 2001
Publishing house: Gulliver Books Paperbacks
Age index: Young Adult
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The story of Mary Tudor's childhood is a classic fairy tale: A princess who is to
inherit the throne of England is separated from her mother; abused by an evil
stepmother who has enchanted her father; stripped of her title; and forced to
care for her baby stepsister, who inherits Mary's rights to the throne. Believe it
or not, it's all true.
Told in the voice of the young Mary, this novel explores the history and intrigue
of the dramatic rule of Henry VIII, his outrageous affair with and marriage to the
bewitching Anne Boleyn, and the consequences of that relationship for his
firstborn daughter. Carolyn Meyer has written a compassionate historical novel about love and loss, jealousy and fear--and a girl's struggle with forces far
beyond her control.
Amazon.com Review:
Teen fans of the movie Elizabeth will be fascinated with the pomp and sinister intrigue of Mary, Bloody Mary, an engrossing story about the teen years of Mary Tudor, half sister to Queen Elizabeth and daughter to Henry VIII. As a baby, Mary was adored by her father, who carried her around on his shoulder and displayed her for the court to admire. But as his marriage with her mother, Catherine of Aragon, waned for lack of a male heir, Henry began an affair with the beautiful Anne Boleyn. Mary was convinced that Anne was a witch. Didn't everyone know she had a sixth finger? And wasn't it Anne who persuaded Henry to declare his very first marriage invalid (rendering Mary a bastard)? As the king grows ever colder, Mary is banished to a distant house, forbidden from seeing her mother, left to wear rags, and finally--at Anne's bidding--summoned back to court to be a servant to her baby half sister Elizabeth. Once there, Mary lives in constant dread that she will be poisoned or sent to the executioner's block in one of her father's rages. By the time Anne Boleyn herself is beheaded, Henry's very first daughter has become the bitter and angry woman who was to be known as Bloody Queen Mary for her savage religious genocide. Carolyn Meyer, long acclaimed for her teen fiction (Drummers of Jericho), accurately captures the glitter and grandeur as well as the brutality of this fascinating period in history. (Ages 10 to 16) --Patty Campbell
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I believe that "Mary, Bloody Mary" is and accurate depiction of Mary Tudor's teen years. The book is also narrated by Mary. It recalls her trials and tribulations of having to deal with her father, King Henry VIII, divorcing her mother, the queen, and courting Anne Boleyn.
I liked the "new spin" the author put on Mary. Everyone seems to remember her as the terrible, barbaric queen of England. But she was actually just misunderstood. Another positive point about this book is that it is actually a completely true story about Mary Tudor's life.
I didn't like the way the book jumped from year to year. It made it kind of confusing to figure out how old Mary was when an event happened. I also thought the tone of the story was kind of boring. I would have liked it better if there were more descriptions and dialogue. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to learn about the early years of English monarchs.
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Queen Mary of England, often called "Bloody Mary" for some of the brutality exhibited while she reigned, had reasons for being the way she was. This book is the story of the things that happened while she was young, before she finally took the throne.
Mary was the daughter of Henry VIII, king of England in the fifteen-hundreds. As a child she adored her father, but he was never quite satisfied that she wasn't a son. He didn't think a woman could rule England. His wife Catherine, though, couldn't have any more children, so he was stuck with Mary as his single heir. Halfway through his life, Henry decides that isn't enough. He begins an affair with a coldhearted woman named Anne, and begins trying to get a divorce from Catherine. At that time England was largely governed by the Catholic church, which forbade divorce. Henry persists, though, and meanwhile exiles Mary to a remote palace where he separates her from her mother, reduces her allowances, and ignores her for most of her teenage years. If Henry is allowed his divorce, Mary will be humiliated, named illegitimate and unfit to take the throne.
When Anne finally gives birth to a daughter, things get even worse for Mary, who is brought back to the palace as a servant for her young half-sister. Anne does whatever she can to make Mary feel unsafe and unwanted, even as she tries to hold onto her tenuous position with Henry. As another wife who is unable to produce a son for him, she is just as useless as Catherine had been. And as Henry grows more and more crazy, her fate might be even worse than his very first wife's.
I liked reading something about history that was presented in such an interesting way. I liked reading about the possible bad side of being a member of a royal family.
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In the book Mary Bloody Mary, a princess (Mary) thinks she is the star of attention. When Mary's fauther King Henery VIII started having an affair with another woman mary starts geting un invited to balls and banquets. After a couple of weeks King Henery VIII tries to get a divorce with her mother, Mary's mother obliges knowing if she divorced the King she will be killed.the King sends Mary and her mom out of the kingdom. Mary gets sent to a dark, smelly room with out contact with her mother. Anne (the person Mary's father had an affair with) gets pregnet and Mary is forced to be a slave to Anne and her daughter. what will Mary do?
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This book takes place around 14-15 ad. Manily in and around England. this story is about a princess named mary who lives with her dad and mom king henery VIII and Queen Cathrine lots of servents and guards.And an evil witch that most people thought of her as but her name was Anna Boleyn.
But suddenly her life was changed as sha noticed at a benquet her father was very interested in one of the dancers.But I dont now why she has long grey hair grey eyes and a mark on her neck wich she here's its a witches mark.Mary has to snoop aruond to find out whats going on with this lady and her father. Or if there is even anything witch is what she wants to beleive. Days latter sha finds out her marrige is not going to happen She is glad becaus eshe did not want to mary him but she wondered why what was the reason of sudden change.Or did it have to do any thing with this woman Anne. Mary finds out she is being moved away to Beaulieu to her own palace with servants and guards But she was not sure why. But she would come back to here news about her dad and Anne. Whi'll she snooped around she heard that her father and Anne wanted to get married witch ment he would have to devorice her mother. He ended up getting his way as soon as they found out that Anne was pregnat and it was suppost to be a boy they say. After that my father announced her and her mother bastards.
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IN England 1400-1500 Mary Tudor is King Henry VIII and Cathrine Tudor's (Cathirine queen of Aragon,) Daughter, Mary was crowned Princess of Wale sand is also the Heir to the throne. In this novelMary's father King Henry VIII falls in love with a girl from spain named Anne Boleyn. Anne is accusedof being a witch and has a spell over King Henry VIII. King Henry was having a affair with Anne and that started a fight with Cathrine. King Henry weas saying that there marage was invalid because he married his brothers ex wife. So he wanted a divorse. The priest wont let him. So Anne gets pregnant and Mary moves to another castle with her lady in wating named salsburry. Maryt soon ends up being a servant in her fathers castle and stays in a dark wet room that she didn't evan know they had. Mary had been specifically orderd to change Elisebeths dipers and stuff. soon Elisebeths be comes Princess of wales and new Heir to the throne
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