Publisher: HarperCollins (UK)
Pages: 578
Year: 2013
Rating: ««««
This is the story of the woman who
founded the Tudor dynasty, told through the eyes of her loyal nursemaid, Mette.
When Mette’s own child is still-born, she is sent into service as a wet-nurse
for Charles VI’s new daughter Catherine. Mette and Catherine form a close bond –
a bond that will last throughout Catherine’s life time.
I thoroughly enjoyed The Agincourt Bride. Richly detailed, it
was full of deception and intrigue. You gain a truly realistic sense of the
period and the turbulent times. Never does Hickson soften the violence of the
era nor the emotions of those affected by such.
I loved how Catherine was portrayed in
this novel – she is a true heroine. She is depicted as being a stunning beauty
with a fiery passion and very courageous. She is definitely depicted as the
strong female who helped change the course of history.
A scrupulously enjoyable historical
fiction. I can’t wait for the sequel, The
Tudor Bride.
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