Reviews for Edward IV

The average rating for Edward IV based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-01-16 00:00:00 James Bernis I read this book to learn more (or at least, a little) about the Winter Queen/Queen of Bohemia, Liselotte and Minette. I've been reading a lot about the Stuarts, and these three in particular are mentioned quite a bit, but I never really knew who they were. This book did help me in that regard, and I did really enjoy reading it. However, it doesn't talk about the female Stuarts individually. Each woman blurs into each other in the writing, so the book would be on the topic of the Winter Queen (on which over half the book is dedicated) and then it would randomly talk about Liselotte, who was the favourite of said Winter Queen. I'd be sitting there and thinking "yeah... but who is she?" It also felt quite lacking for not talking about the women in equal length. For example, the Winter Queen was discussed from birth to death, which covered half of the book, but Queen Anne, who was Queen of Britain and the final Stuart monarch was covered half in her sister's chapter and a couple pages in the random epilogue. It also didn't cover all of the Stuart princesses or Queens so it's not entirely comprehensive. All in all, a very good introduction, but not amazing if you want more detail.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-01-20 00:00:00 Matthew Moore Although overall I did enjoy this book, I felt that not enough detail was given to the lives of each princess. As perhaps an introduction to the Stuart princesses, this book is great but for somebody like myself, looking to further my existing knowledge, it falls short. The author writes well. The chapters flow perfectly and she manages to stay on topic. There are plenty of notes for sources at the back of the book which is good. The pictures in the book are in black and white which is disappointing as I always prefer nice glossy colour photos of the subjects. I was highly disappointed with the detail given to Queen Anne, she only had a few pages at the end of the book. Surely a reigning monarch deserves at least one chapter of their own, right? I'd have liked to see more about her relationship with her exiled father, her husband, her dominant friend Sarah Churchill and her many pregnancies. I did however enjoy the amount of space given to Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia. She would be the Stuart princess that I knew the least about and a fair bit of the book was based around her, her marriage, queenship and her relationships with her immediate and extended family. As I said, this book is a good book to use as an introduction to the lives if the Stuart girls. If you're looking for a more, in depth bio of their lives, this isn't the book for you.