What a great tale of Margaret clitherow
I never knew much about this subject hence why I want led to read this book. It is set past Henry the eights time and into Elizabeth the firsts reign. Fascinating read would recommend

I want to thank Netgalley and the author for gifting me the ebook. Love the cover. If you love anything Tudor's like myself you will love this novel.

I love to read about European history, specifically anything to do with Queen Elizabeth I. This book dives into the life of Margaret Clitherow, a well-known Catholic recusant. Under the reign of Queen Elizabeth, the Protestant church became more stable but many of her people still held onto Catholic beliefs. A lot of people embraced Protestant beliefs, or at least pretended to. The people who refused to do so were known as "recusants". Margaret was one of them, and this book explores her life and the events that happened to her as well as many others. In 1586, she was arrested for harboring Catholic priests, and sentenced to death. She did not go quietly and was granted a reprieve from death due to her claim of pregnancy. This was later rejected as it was a false claim and she was executed in a brutal manner. Afterwards, allegedly the Queen apologized to the people of York, where Margaret lived. This was a great read and an interesting look into Margaret's life and death. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced reader copy.

This an excellent even-handed history that covers not only the life of this canonized martyr. but also the historical circumstances in both England and York during the Tudor [eriod. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

I appreciate the publisher allowing me to read this book. This is very well written and researched, very interesting I finished it in 1 day.

This story is about religious life during the Tudor period in England. The historical description is very detailed and full of facts. If you are not familiar with English history it will be a tuff read given all the names of people in a short period of time. I myself is familiar so for me it was interesting.

The story follows a woman Margaret who grows up and marries a butcher. The life and times of the period are well described in this story. She decides to turn Catholic in a Protestant country.
There are a number of laws and edicts thru time to control the uprise of the Catholics. These are described well. You also under stand in detail how the country decides to control this discord of the religious conflict. The specifics are brought forth thru the life of Margaret.

I enjoyed the read but I had to take breaks because of all the historic information that was written continually through the book. The authors research was remarkable. If you love reading about English history surrounding the religious times during the Tudor rein go for it!