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The Children of Henry VIII
Author | : Alison Weir |
Publsiher | : Ballantine Books |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2011-09-21 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780307806864 |
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“Fascinating . . . Alison Weir does full justice to the subject.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer At his death in 1547, King Henry VIII left four heirs to the English throne: his only son, the nine-year-old Prince Edward; the Lady Mary, the adult daughter of his first wife Katherine of Aragon; the Lady Elizabeth, the teenage daughter of his second wife Anne Boleyn; and his young great-niece, the Lady Jane Grey. In this riveting account Alison Weir paints a unique portrait of these extraordinary rulers, examining their intricate relationships to each other and to history. She traces the tumult that followed Henry's death, from the brief intrigue-filled reigns of the boy king Edward VI and the fragile Lady Jane Grey, to the savagery of "Bloody Mary," and finally the accession of the politically adroit Elizabeth I. As always, Weir offers a fresh perspective on a period that has spawned many of the most enduring myths in English history, combining the best of the historian's and the biographer's art. “Like anthropology, history and biography can demonstrate unfamiliar ways of feeling and being. Alison Weir's sympathetic collective biography, The Children of Henry VIII does just that, reminding us that human nature has changed--and for the better. . . . Weir imparts movement and coherence while re-creating the suspense her characters endured and the suffering they inflicted.”—The New York Times Book Review
The Children of Henry VIII
Author | : John Guy |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780198700876 |
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"The family drama of England's wealthiest and most powerful king. A tale of jealousy, mutual distrust, and often bitter sibling rivalry, simmering beneath the magnificent pageantry and stormy politics of the Tudor court."--Back cover.
Children of England
Author | : Alison Weir |
Publsiher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 405 |
Release | : 2011-04-18 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781446449134 |
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When Henry VIII died in 1547, he left three highly intelligent children to succeed him in turn, to be followed, if their lines failed, by the descendants of his sister, Mary Tudor. Picking up from the point that The Six Wives of Henry VIII left off, Children of England covers the period up to Elizabeth's ascension to the throne in 1558. Making use of a huge variety of contemporary sources, Alison Weir brings to life one of the most extraordinary periods of English history, when each of Henry's heirs was potentially the tool of powerful political or religious figures, and when the realm was seething with intrigue and turbulent change. 'Recounted with her usual lively thoroughness by Alison Weir, my favourite Tudor historian' Philippa Gregory
Other Tudors Henry VIII s Mistresses Bastards
Author | : Philippa Jones |
Publsiher | : Fox Chapel Publishing |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2017-03-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781607652373 |
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Forget everything you thought you knew about Henry the Eighth. While Henry VIII has frequently been portrayed as a womanizer, author Philippa Jones reveals a new side to his character. Although he was never faithful, Jones sees him as a serial monogamist: he spent his life in search of a perfect woman, a search that continued even as he lay dying. This book brings together for the first time the 'other women' of King Henry VIII. When he first came to the throne, Henry VIII's mistresses were dalliances, the playthings of a powerful and handsome man. However, when Anne Boleyn disrupted that pattern, ousting Katherine of Aragon to become Henry's wife, a new status quo was established. Suddenly noble families fought to entangle the king with their sisters and daughters; if wives were to be beheaded or divorced so easily, the mistress of the king was in an enviable position. Yet he loved each of his wives and mistresses, he was a romantic who loved being in love, but none of these loves ever fully satisfied him; all were ultimately replaced. "The Other Tudors" examines the extraordinary untold tales of the women who Henry loved but never married, the mistresses who became queens and of his many children, both acknowledged and unacknowledged. Philippa Jones takes us deep into the web of secrets and deception at the Tudor Court and explores another, often unmentioned, side to the King's character.
Lady Katherine Knollys
Author | : Sarah-Beth Watkins |
Publsiher | : John Hunt Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2015-01-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781782795841 |
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Katherine Knollys was Mary Boleyn's first child, born in 1524 when Mary was having an affair with King Henry VIII. Katherine spent her life unacknowledged as the king's daughter, yet she was given prime appointments at court as maid of honour to both Anne of Cleves and Katherine Howard. She married Francis Knollys when she was 16 and went on to become mother to many successful men and women at court including Lettice Knollys who created a scandal when she married Sir Robert Dudley, the queen's favourite. This fascinating book studies Katherine's life and times, including her intriguing relationship with Elizabeth I.
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Author | : Alison Weir |
Publsiher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 672 |
Release | : 2011-05-31 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781446449097 |
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One of the most powerful monarchs in British history, Henry VIII ruled England in unprecedented splendour. In this remarkable composite biography, Alison Weir brings Henry's six wives vividly to life, revealing each as a distinct and compelling personality in her own right. 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. 'At last we have the truth about Henry VIII's wives. This book is as reliable and scholarly as it is readable' Evening Standard
Henry VIII
Author | : Jonathan Melmoth |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 2016-04 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1409598861 |
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Discover the fascinating life of one of the most influential British Kings that ever lived. Henry VIII tells a vivid story of intrigues, war, religion and exciting changes in British History.
Who Was Henry VIII
Author | : Ellen Labrecque,Who HQ |
Publsiher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2018-02-06 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781524788810 |
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Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Travel to the age of the Renaissance and learn why Henry VIII is one of the most famous kings in English history. Mainly remembered for his six marriages and his self-appointment as the "Supreme Head of the Church of England," Henry VIII was also attractive, educated, and athletic. When Henry Tudor ascended to the English thrown at the age of 17, his reign looked promising. But by the time of his death in 1547, King Henry VIII was characterized as an extremely egotistical, harsh, and insecure king. Though Henry VIII's legacy isn't free from scandal, his monarchy thrived due to the achievements of his daughter Queen Elizabeth I.