Books by Tracy Borman
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English
review 1: A wonderful portrait of an unknown, and yet, incredibly famous Queen. She, as the power behind the throne, is the only reason William the Conqueror was ever successful at conquering. Without her expertise in politics, England would likely be an incredibly different land than it ...
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English
review 1: Largely has a new approach to telling you things you might have learned before, which is interesting as it allows you to follow Elizabeth's life and learning via the characters you know, Anne Boleyn, Mary Tudor et al. It really shines however when divulging the details you never ...
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English
review 1: I enjoyed this book, despite the obvious challenge the author faced in writing a biography of someone who lived in a time for which we have so few remaining records. Matilda was certainly a fascinating figure, and I gained a more nuanced understanding of her role in the complicat...