{"product_id":"the-six-wives-of-henry-viii-paperback","title":"The Six Wives of Henry VIII - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlison Weir\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"brilliantly written and meticulously researched\" biography of royal family life during England's second Tudor monarch (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEither annulled, executed, died in childbirth, or widowed, these were the well-known fates of the six queens during the tempestuous, bloody, and splendid reign of Henry VIII of England from 1509 to 1547. But in this \"exquisite treatment, sure to become a classic\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e), they take on more fully realized flesh and blood than ever before. Katherine 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 woman who jumped at the chance of independence; Katherine Howard, an empty-headed wanton; and Katherine Parr, a warm-blooded bluestocking who survived King Henry to marry a fourth time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Combin[ing] the accessibility of a popular history with the highest standards of a scholarly thesis\", Alison Weir draws on the entire labyrinth of Tudor history, employing every known archive--early biographies, letters, memoirs, account books, and diplomatic reports--to bring vividly to life the fates of the six queens, the machinations of the monarch they married and the myriad and ceaselessly plotting courtiers in their intimate circle (\u003ci\u003eThe Detroit News\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this extraordinary work of sound and brilliant scholarship, \"at last we have the truth about Henry VIII's wives\" (\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to \u003ci\u003eThe Six Wives of Henry VIII\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAlison Weir\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eHenry VIII\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Princes in the Tower\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wars of the Roses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Elizabeth I\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEleanor of Aquitaine\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in London with her husband and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 656\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44071481966726,"sku":"9780802136831","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/3446\/5926\/files\/VSa2GxC7eO9780802136831.webp?v=1781577469","url":"https:\/\/profixdiy.com\/products\/the-six-wives-of-henry-viii-paperback","provider":"ProFix Home Repair","version":"1.0","type":"link"}