The Last Wife of Henry VIII by Carolly Erickson
The least known of Henry VIII's six wives was the most clever of them all. Alluring, witty and resourceful, Catherine Parr attracted the king's lust, and though much in love with the handsome Thomas Seymour, was thrown into the intrigue-filled snake pit of the royal court. From the splendours of the Field of the Cloth of Gold to the gory last years of the outsized King Henry, when heads rolled and England trembled, Catherine withstood the onslaught - even when Henry sought to replace her with wife number seven. She eventually found happiness with Seymour - but it was shadowed by rivalry with the young Princess Elizabeth, whose affection Seymour coveted. Catherine won the contest, but at great cost...
"I read THE HIDDEN DIARY OF MARIE ANTIONETTE in two days, and when I finished it, I reread the final pages, as hungry for more as a child scraping the last crumbs of chocolate cake off her plate with her fingers.. a very human and multi-textured portrait." - The New York Times Book Review"
Erickson, Carolly: - Distinguished historian Carolly Erickson is the author of Rival to the Queen, The Memoirs of Mary Queen of Scots, The First Elizabeth, The Hidden Life of Josephine, The Last Wife of Henry VIII, and many other prize-winning works of fiction and nonfiction. Her novel The Tsarina's Daughter won the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction. She lives in Hawaii.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312352189 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312352182 |
| Title | The Last Wife of Henry VIII |
| Author | Carolly Erickson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | St Martin's Press |
| Year published | 2006-10-03 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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