The six wives of Henry VIII / Alison Weir.
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TextPublisher: New York : Grove Press, 1991Copyright date: ©1991Edition: 1st American edDescription: xii, 643 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780802136831; 0802136834; 9780802114976; 0802114970Subject(s): Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Marriage | Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 | Henri VIII, roi d'Angleterre, 1491-1547 -- Mariage | Marriages of royalty and nobility -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century | Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography | Wives -- Great Britain -- Biography | Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Biography | Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Marriage | Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 | Wives -- Great Britain -- Biography | Wives | Queens | Marriages of royalty and nobility | Marriage | Great Britain | Mariages royaux et nobles -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 16e siècle | Reines -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies | Femmes mariées -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies | Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 1509-1547 (Henri VIII) | Wives -- Biography | Great Britain -- History -- 1485-1603, Tudors | Great Britain -- Kings and rulers | 1500-1599Genre/Form: History. | Biography. | Biographies. | Biographies.DDC classification: 942.05/2/092 | B LOC classification: DA333.A2 | .W45 1991Other classification: 942.052092 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 573-610) and index.
The princess from Spain -- A true and loving husband -- Our daughter remains as she was here -- Pain and annoyance -- Sir Loyal Heart and the Tudor court -- A chaste and concordant wedlock -- Mistress Anne -- A thousand Wolseys for one Anne Boleyn -- It is my affair! -- Happiest of women -- Shall I die without justice? -- Like one given by God -- I like her not! -- Rose without a thorn -- Worthy and just punishment -- Never a wife more agreeable to his heart -- Under the planets at Chelsea.
The tempestuous, bloody, and splendid reign of Henry VIII of England (1509-1547) is one of the most fascinating in all history, not least for his marriage to six extraordinary women. In this work of scholarship, Alison Weir draws on early biographies, letters, memoirs, account books, and diplomatic reports to bring these women to life. Catherine of Aragon emerges as a staunch though misguided woman of principle; Anne Boleyn, an ambitious adventuress with a penchant for vengeance; Jane Seymour, a strong-minded matriarch in the making; Anne of Cleves, a good-natured and innocent woman naively unaware of the court intrigues that determined her fate; Catherine Howard, an empty-headed wanton; and Catherine Parr, a warm-blooded bluestocking who survived King Henry to marry a fourth time.
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