"The Thistle and the Rose" By Jean Plaidy

Goodreads Description:
Princess Margaret Tudor is the greatest prize when her father, Henry VII, negotiates the Treaty of Perpetual Peace with neighboring Scotland. The betrothal is meant to end decades of bloody border wars, but it becomes a love match: To Margaret’s surprise, she finds joy in her marriage to the dashing James IV of Scotland, a man sixteen years her senior. But the marriage, and the peace it brings to both nations, does not last. When King James is struck down by the armies of Henry VIII, Margaret—Princess of England, but Queen of Scotland—finds herself torn between loyalty to the land and family of her birth and to that of her baby son, now King of the Scots. She decides to remain in Scotland and carve out her own destiny, surviving a scandalous second marriage and battling with both her son and her brother to the very end. Like all the Tudors, Margaret’s life would be one of turmoil and controversy, but through her descendants, England and Scotland would unite as one nation, under one rule, and find peace



 Review:  
Despite the fact i have NEVER read from this author, i really enjoy Tudor History. I have read a lot of history but never got around to Margret. I found myself looking through my book shelf and found this book and decided to give it a try. I was expecting to find this book VERY dry and i was surprised that i didn't. I did have a few problems with the writing style. Jean seems to repeat way to much and whoever edited the book did a very bad job for i found many errors in the writing. (Yes, I am a grammar Nazi)The facts were up to date, but i found myself wanting to know the dates that each event happened for it would help me improve my knowledge for history better.

Besides that, i found Margret to be a horny person. She had a desire for almost every hot guy and i found myself yelling at her telling her she is an idiot and a slut. She got mad over the fact that husbands all had bastard children. ITS THE TUDOR AGE! They sleep with everyone! Wasn't she excepting her husbands to sleep with other people? Especially James (Her first husband THE KING!)This bothered me a great deal but this doesn't have to do with the author. Margret (To me) was a slut and could have kept her sexually desires on a lower level. I also got mad at the fact that she married one year after her first husband, the king, died. She hardly waited a year to be exact.

As i have stated already, she repeated and some authors do that, but i am highly surprised the editor let her through with so much repeating errors. In conclusion, i gave this book at 2/3 rating and maybe you'll like to read it too but only if you like history would i recommend it.