The Sisters of Henry VIII by Maria Perry

The Sisters of Henry VIII by Maria Perry

Henry VIII's sisters, neglected by generations of historians, affected the lives of their contemporaries much more forcefully than did any of their brother's famous six wives. In The Sisters of Henry VIII, Maria Perry brings history alive by examining the lives of these extraordinary women and their influence on Europe in the Tudor Age. Margaret became queen of Scotland at age thirteen; family members arranged beautiful Mary's betrothal to the aging king of France when she was twelve.

But both women chose their second husbands for love: Margaret married and divorced twice after Henry's advancing armies slaughtered her first husband and kidnapped her children; Mary risked execution by proposing to the handsome duke of Suffolk. Groundbreaking in both depth and scope, Perry's work rescues two remarkable princesses from the shadows of history and offers a fresh interpretation of a royal family and an era sure to fascinate readers of Alison Weir and Antonia Fraser.

Maria Perry attended Manchester High School for Girls and Oxford's Somerville College. She did a variety of roles on theater, cinema, and television before returning to writing after a career in journalism, both in London and in Sweden. The Word of a Prince: A Biography of Elizabeth I (Boydell Publishing) and Knightsbridge Ladies (Andrew Deutsch) are two of her previous novels. She is based in London.

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ISBN 13	9780312242411
ISBN 10	0312242417
Title	The Sisters of Henry VIII
Author	Maria Perry
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	St. Martin's Press
Year published	1999-10-01
Number of pages	266
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