The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir
Drawing upon the rich fund of documentary material from the Tudor period, The Six Wives of Henry VIII shows us a court where personal needs frequently influenced public events and where a life of gorgeously ritualised pleasure was shot through with ambition, treason and violence.
A thrilling and chilling story * Sunday Telegraph *
At last we have the truth about Henry VIII's wivesThis book is as reliable and scholarly as it is readable * Evening Standard *
An entertaining account of Henry VIII's complicated domestic history. It is full of interesting detail - Alison Weir's treatment of this perennially fascinating subject is a beguiling one * London Review of Books *
At last we have the truth about Henry VIII's wivesThis book is as reliable and scholarly as it is readable * Evening Standard *
An entertaining account of Henry VIII's complicated domestic history. It is full of interesting detail - Alison Weir's treatment of this perennially fascinating subject is a beguiling one * London Review of Books *
Alison Weir is one of Britain’s top-selling historians. She is the author of numerous works of history and historical fiction, specialising in the medieval and Tudor periods. Her bestselling history books include The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Elizabeth of York and The Lost Tudor Princess. Her novels include Innocent Traitor, Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen and Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession. She is an Honorary Life Patron of Historic Royal Palaces and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She lives and works in Surrey.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099523628 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099523620 |
| Title | The Six Wives of Henry VIII |
| Author | Alison Weir |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-11-22 |
| Number of pages | 656 |
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