I just didn't think this was a very well written or well researched book. There were several errors (you would think they could have fixed them in the reprint) such as calling Katherine of Aragon the Duchess of Wales (she was the Dowager Princess of Wales after her "divorce".) There were also several instances of historical inaccuracy. I realize that a writer of historical fiction must embroider the bare facts to bring the story to life, but you would think that with some basic research the author could have figured out which prominant people were at court over the period of time she was writing about. Case in point, Anne Bassett was not at court until the reign of Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, yet she is portrayed prominantly in several scenes with Mary and Anne Boleyn.