http://shelfandstuff.blogspot.com/2010/01/thistle-and-rose-by-hester-chapman.htm... ( )

This book details the history of Henry VIII's two sisters. Which is fascinating on its own considering the majority of the history of that time is taken up recounting the affairs of Henry. This account is readable in the extreme and quite enjoyable. A large majority of the book is taken up in detailing the history of Margaret who became Queen of Scotland when she married James IV. The second portion details Mary who became very quickly the widowed Queen of France married to Louis XII. Both sisters lived through harsh conditions and were used to the utmost by their cold and calculating brother Henry VIII. A worthy history to read, particularly useful in fleshing out the rest of the picture in regards to the early years of Henry before he started cycling through wives. ( )