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Eliza Rose is a beautifully written, polished, and very engaging book, hard to put down. Lucy Worsley proves she is as good a writer as she is a historian, with a strong and unique literary voice. I loved the honesty of the story and the glimpse into the lives of noble families during the time of Henry VII. The social expectations of the predatory Court males towards females made me blink, with some seriously odd customs revealed. As Eliza Rose grows from child to very young woman, she is a fly on the wall, at first, to all the small triumphs and huge tragedies playing out at Court. Soon, however, she becomes aware that she is only one step away from becoming the next calamity. Or at least suffering a sordid, inevitable fate.

POSSIBLE SPOILER I wanted so badly to give this five stars. I love Lucy Worsley's television presentations and really appreciate the depth of her knowledge and the fun she makes the viewer (and reader) have alongside her. Her book is as engaging as she always is; but I do have say that I felt the ending was rushed and abrupt, and there was no foreshadowing of Eliza Rose's complete emotional turnaround. The story would have benefited from clues this might happen, instead of reinforcing the opposite, all through the book. The result? Instead of satisfaction at the ending, I sat there thinking, "What in the heck just happened? Why? What changed her mind? NOW what are they going to do?"

That being said, I have to say I was happy that Eliza Rose made the choice she did. I wish would let me give the book 4-and-three-quarter stars. And I do wish I had been able to give it five.
This is the first children’s novel by historian, Lucy Worsley. I have enjoyed her adult, factual books, and was keen to try her first novel. Although this is described as for children, I personally enjoyed it very much but would suggest it is more YA than a children’s book. Some of the themes, although sympathetically written about, and not in any way graphic, are more suitable for approx 11+ in my opinion.

Our heroine is young Elizabeth Camperdowne, who we first meet when she is twelve and living at Stoneton Castle with her father, Lord Anthony Camperdowne, Baron of Stone and her Aunt Margaret. Elizabeth (or Eliza as she is called) is brought up to do her duty and, as her father has no sons, and much of the family wealth has gone to the Crown due to an uncle who was a traitor, that duty involves making a good marriage.

This novel takes us from Stoneton Castle to Trumpton Hall, where Eliza is sent to be educated with other girls, including her cousin, Katherine Howard, and then on to Court. Eliza is very much a real person in this book – she is not perfect, but sometimes boastful or snobbish. However, she tries to be good and dutiful, even if the other girls laugh at her rather run down family home and country ways.

At Court, Henry is about to marry Anne of Cleves and both Katherine Howard and Eliza are sent to be her ladies in waiting. We see the Court with all its splendour and also with its intrigues, ambitions, secrets and gossip. Also, over everything is Henry; a malevolent presence, with his desire for another wife and his hopes for another son.

As the novel progresses, we see Eliza grow from a child to a young woman, with all the pressures that age and life choices bring to her and the decisions that she needs to make. As a historical novel I think this can be enjoyed by readers of all ages. It tells the story of Eliza, and of her cousin Katherine Howard, and recreates that time very well. Lastly, I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, for review.
Maid of the King's Court is a very well written book.

It is the story of Elizabeth Rose Camperdowne (fictional character) during the time of King Henry the VIII. While this is a fictional story, many of the events happened in real life and the author, who is a historian, did an amazing job mixing fantasy with history.

As a child who grew up in Europe, I've heard stories about the mad king who could not bear children and beheaded his wives (don't ask me why they tell children this story). What I didn't know, was the story of the wives that he had.

We live in such an empowering world right now for women, it is easy to forget that before women were treated like little dolls, that were only worth something if they were nice to look at. What the author did in this book was show us the intelligent and cunning side to King Henry the VIII's fifth wife Catherine (Katherine in the book) Howard. Katherine found out that the King is incapable of having any more children, and uses a man with the same genetic background as the King in order to fool him into believing the child is his. Unfortunately Katherine is caught before a chid could be born. I really loved that while playing dumb and slutty, Katherine had an intelligent side to her that she would hide, if she was born during a different time period, she could have been very brilliant.

While this book had an amazing plot and lots of historical details that made the story interesting, I found the beginning of the book to be quite boring. It doesn't pick up until about 40% into the book, which is when Eliza finally reaches the castle of King Henry the VIII, but after she arrives the book is absolutely fantastic, and I could not put it down.

Overall, if you love history and aren't afraid of a slow beginning, definitely give this book a try. It is an informational and fast read, I'm sure you will love it.
good book !
A very interesting and well written story that I enjoyed reading very much. I also learned a lot more about the reign of the tutors gradually as I read on.