| The Six Wives of Henry VIII Contributor(s): Weir, Alison (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802136834 ISBN-13: 9780802136831 Publisher: Grove Press OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2000 Annotation: Weir has tirelessly made her way through the entire labyrinth of Tudor history to tell the collective story of the six wives of Henry VIII--a vivid, full-blooded portrait of six very different women--in a work of sound and brilliant scholarship. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Royalty - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.75 lbs) 656 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 accessible work of brilliant 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. |