This is probably one of my favorite Philippa Gregory books after The Other Boleyn Girl. . I don't even really know why. It's no different than her other books. It's about King Henry's last wife before he died.

It starts out almost kind of boring, though. Kateryn Parr is in love with someone else but the King decides that he will marry her. So of course, she has no choice. She marries the King. It actually turns out to be a pretty good deal at first. The King lets Kateryn do basically whatever she wants. She also rules as regent because Henry is pretty sick at this point.

But things turn sour, as they normally do with this King. He gets fed little lies about Kateryn and what she has been doing. So he has to tame her, hence the title. Luckily, Kateryn survives this because

King Henry finally dies.

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It really is such a good book. I've always wondered about the last wife, the one who survived. It's nice to learn about her and about Henry's last days. I highly recommend this book for any history buffs.