The Passionate Tudor by Alison Weir
The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the dramatic and poignant life of King Henry VIII's daughter--infamously known as Bloody Mary--who ruled England for five violent years."An exquisitely drawn, poignant portrayal of one of history's most complex, maligned, and fascinating figures."--Tracy Borman, author of Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I
Born from young King Henry's first marriage, his elder daughter, Princess Mary, is raised to be queen once it becomes clear that her mother, Katherine of Aragon, will bear no more children. However, Henry's passion for Anne Boleyn has a devastating influence on the young princess's future when, determined to sire a male heir, he marries Anne, has his marriage to Katherine declared unlawful, brands Mary illegitimate, and banishes them both from the royal court. But when Anne too fails to produce a son, she is beheaded and Mary is allowed to return to court as the default heir. At age twenty, she waits in vain for her own marriage and children, but who will marry her, bastard that she is?
Yet Mary eventually triumphs and becomes queen, after first deposing a seventeen-year-old usurper, Lady Jane Grey, and ordering her beheading. Any hopes that Mary, as the first female queen regent of England, will show religious toleration are dashed when she embarks on a ruthless campaign to force Catholicism on the English by burning hundreds of Protestants at the stake. But while her brutality will forever earn her the name Bloody Mary, at heart she is an insecure and vulnerable woman, her character forged by the unhappiness of her early years.
In Alison Weir's masterful novel, the drama of Mary I's life and five-year reign--from her abusive childhood, marriage, and mysterious pregnancies to the cruelty that marks her legacy--comes to vivid life.
Deborah Weir (Greenwich, CT) is president of Greenwich Consulting, a firm that provides money management and asset allocation services to institutional investors and wealthy individuals. Clients include senior portfolio managers at major financial institutions such as Chase Bank, Sumitomo Bank, and FleetBoston. Prior to forming Greenwich Advisors, Ms. Weir managed an approximately $500 million fixed income portfolio for Scudder Investments, investing in international securities and derivatives, as well as traditional bonds. By virtue of her experience in trading bonds, Ms. Weir has developed a stock market trading system which utilizes information from the fixed income market to determine market tops and bottoms; where we are in the economic cycle; and investor psychology. Her timing system has produced an overall return of 74% higher than what investor would achieve by simply holding onto stocks since 1960. Ms. Weir has written articles for Active Trader, Futures Magazine, and Journal of Cash Management. She is a Certified Financial Analyst and is the first woman president of the Stamford Society of Investment Analysts. She has appeared on local Connecticut television and radio as a financial expert.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780593355121 |
| ISBN 10 | 0593355121 |
| Title | The Passionate Tudor |
| Author | Alison Weir |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2025-05-06 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
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