Tudor Dawn

Tudor Dawn is a good historical fiction book with interesting characters. The book is well written and it has a good storyline.

An enjoyable and well written historical fiction. I appreciated the cast of characters and the well researched historical background.
The plot was engrossing and the book is entertaining.
Recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

Everybody knows the story of King Henry VIII but hardly anybody knows the story of his father, King Henry VII. This first book in a series tells the story of how Henry VII came to sit on the throne of England. I really enjoyed this book. It gave me a little better understanding of Henry VIII. I look forward to the next book in the series.

This is clearly a well researched book and the writing style, at times, reminded me of Jeffrey Archer. I did get a bit lost in places with all the characters as they were all called Mary, Margaret, Henry, Elizabeth etc, although that is no fault of the other who did differentiate between them all! It was great to read about Henry VII and the times in which he lived, always concerned about imposters, marriage alliances, keeping the Tudor line etc. I wasn't so keen on the law making sections as I prefer social history but that is just a personal preference. I will definitely look out for the next in the series.

I really enjoyed this book. It kept with my love of all things Tudor.

It is well written and I found I couldn't put it down and have already pre ordered the next instalment!

Tudor Dawn sets a promising start for a new series. Henry VII is not a historical figure that is much written about as a main character in the recent insurgence of Tudor historical fiction, one reason that drew me to request the ARC of this book. Henry VII is a secondary or even tertiary figure in any number of novels set in this period and through them we see the figure of a penny pinching tyrant. Field brings Henry to the forefront and tells his largely untold story in a completely different & welcome light. Even non-fiction books that try don't seen to capture Henry as this book does. I felt like I was finally reading fiction that tells the non-fiction in context. That said I did get the liberties taken that didn't fit with established history, but they did fit in & this is historical fiction.

Field successfully tells Henry's story through his "captivity" under Edward VI and his later escape to the Burgundian court and rise to power. The novel included a great deal of historical fact, but my main downfall was that it covered too large a period of time. It was amazing in that it remained mostly historically accurate and that should appeal to readers that want an accurate version of fiction. I just would have liked more time being spent on the time Henry spent in Burgundy and France.

Overall this book is 3.5 rounded up to 4 stars. I also admit what keeps me from a solid 4 star rating is my level of Tudor background and wanting to see more! I think the next book will live up to this and I can't wait to read it. That said, many thanks to NetGalley, Sapere Books, and David Field for a free electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.