In Which We Discuss History

Again, speaking of adaptations, I've been reading Philippa Gregory's work a lot, recently. She wrote The Other Boleyn Girl, and it is a great way to get people interested in English history and the Tudors. The film was a pretty good adaptation, but the other books are interesting too - like The Constant Princess, which is about Katherine of Aragon and her original marriage to Arthur Tudor.

Incidentally, we have never had a King Arthur, except for the famous one. There seems to be a curse. Prince Charles has Arthur as one of his middle names, and tbh, I'm hoping he doesn't come to throne. Mostly, it's political reasons, partly it's because I really like the idea that Arthur is special.:(