![]() The overuse of “had” (past perfect) in the opening chapter makes it a passive start: It uses backstory early on, which would’ve been better filtered in later through dialogue to make it more active, or cut out altogether, as it isn’t essential. ![]() Sadly, it’s one of those novels that’s so dry it makes you thirsty. ![]() “The Three Crowns” covers a period of England’s history that I’m not too familiar with, so I looked forward to this one. ![]() Mary must also decide how much power to cede to William, should she keep him as Consort or let him rule beside her as King?Ĭaptivating in its historical detail, lush and sweeping in its scope, and unforgettable in its dramatic depiction of relationships between monarchs and families, The Three Crowns is the singular story of the only joint sovereigns in British history. By marrying Mary, James' fifteen year old daughter and heir, he will position himself perfectly to seize the English crown. However, born leader and brilliant soldier, William of Orange, has other ideas. But James's devout Catholicism, and desire to return Britain to the rule of Rome, does not sit well with his subjects and his time as king is sure to be short. So it falls to his brother, James, Duke of York, to head the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland-the three crowns of Britain. In post-Restoration England, King Charles II has fathered numerous bastards, but not a single legitimate heir. When an empire is at stake, one woman stands between the past and the future ![]()
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