On Friday I finished reading Antonia Fraser's "The Wives of Henry VIII". Always a fascinating subject for me, I found this one highly readable and very sympathetic to all six of his wives, as well as to King Henry, which I disagree with. I think he was a true villain, especially toward his first and best wife, Catherine of Aragon.
On Saturday I read "Emperor: Gates of Rome", the first in the Emperor series by Conn Iggulden. It's about Julius Caesar's early years, growing up in the Roman countryside with his best friend, Marcus Brutus. While not completely accurate historically, it was an easy and interesting read, and I'm eager to finish the rest of the series.
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