The Six Wives of Henry VIII - Alison Weir
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII - Alison Weir

Non-Fiction - History - ISBN: 0099523620, 0099529815, 0370313968, 0712673849, 0712698450, 0802136834

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David Starkey's massive Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII follows on the huge ... more
commercial success of Elizabeth. Like its
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...been interested in history and the Tudor period is my favourite so this book really appealed to me. The reviews on the back cover claimed that the book was an entertaining account of Henry V11’s complicated domestic history, full of interesting detail. It was the promise of interesting detail taken from reliable sources, which persuaded me to buy this book as opposed to other accounts on offer. So heres a brief taster of what this book has to offer, ...
...The content ********** At the front of the book is a really well detailed chronology starting from 1485 when Henry Tudor wins the battle of Bosworth Field and the Tudor Dynasty begins to 1558 when Elizabeth1 comes to the throne. Part 1 of the book is devoted to Katherine of Aragon, Henry’s wife for over 20 years. There is a wealth of excellent data about this queen as she was a princess in her own right. The book charts her life from her early ... Read review

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The smell of the Tudor court and life style permeates from every page while the book takes you through the life of Henry's six wives in colourful detail. Each chapter contains a wealth of information not just on the biography of the characters but hugely interesting facts that keeps the pages turning with a mixture of horror and amusement. Full credit to Alison for creating a very readable account of this fascinating period in our history.

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The Six Wives of Henry VIII - Alison Weir

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Author: Alison Weir

Title: The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Genre: History

Type: Non-Fiction

ISBN: 0099523620; 0099529815; 0370313968; 0712673849; 0712698450; 0802136834

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Profiles each of Henry VIII's six wives, describing their backgrounds, personalities, relationship to the king, and ultimate demise, and shows how each reflected the perceptions of women and marriage at the time.

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