Weir Alison Six Tudor Queens Katheryn Howard The Tainted Queen
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Weir, Alison - Six Tudor Queens: Katheryn Howard, The Tainted Queen: Six Tudor Queens 5Product Description 'This six-book series looks likely to become a landmark in historical fiction' THE TIMES'With characteristic verve and stunning period detail, this novel will captivate you and break your heart. Utterly sublime' TRACY BORMANAlison Weir, historian and author of the Sunday Times-bestselling Six Tudor Queens series, relates one of the most tragic stories in English history: Katheryn Howard, Henry VIII's fifth queen.'Conveys the heart-rending pathos of a young woman executed, whose only real crime was her naïveté and her desire to be loved... It is a profoundly moving story that lingers long after the last page is turned' ELIZABETH FREMANTLE'Alison's sensitively drawn novel will change everyone's preconceptions' SUSAN RONALD...
A NAIVE YOUNG WOMAN AT THE MERCY OF HER AMBITIOUS just nineteen, Katheryn Howard is quick to trust and fall in love.
She comes to court. She sings, she dances. She captures the heart of the King.
But Henry knows nothing of Katheryn's past - one that comes back increasingly to haunt her. For those who share her secrets are waiting in the shadows, whispering words of love... and blackmail.
The fifth of Henry's queens.
Her story.
Acclaimed, bestselling historian Alison Weir draws on extensive research to recount the tale of a vivacious young woman used by powerful men for their own gain. Utterly sublime Weir demonstrates her deep knowledge of the period offering fascinating detail on all aspects of Tudor life. . .
It is a profoundly moving story that lingers long after the last page is turned Alison's sensitively drawn novel will change everyone's preconceptions This is my favourite of the series Alison Weir is an expert at weaving together historical detail, political powerplay and the feelings of a naive woman. ― Woman Home Book Description The fifth spectacular novel in the highly acclaimed SIX TUDOR QUEENS series by historian and Sunday Times bestselling author, Alison Weir. About the Author Alison Weir is the top-selling female historian (and the fifth-bestselling historian overall) in the United Kingdom, and has sold over 3 million books worldwide. She has published nineteen history books, including her most recent non-fiction book, Queens of the Crusades, the second in her England's Medieval Queens quartet. Alison has also published several historical novels, including Innocent Traitor and The Lady Elizabeth. Katharine Parr: The Sixth Wife is Alison Weir's eleventh published novel and the final book in the Six Tudor Queens series about the wives of Henry VIII, which was launched in 2016 to great critical acclaim. All five previous novels in the series were Sunday Times bestsellers. Alison is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an honorary life patron of Historic Royal Palaces.
ParametryAuthor: Weir, AlisonBinding: PaperbackBrand: Headline ReviewNumberOfPages: 480EAN: 9781472227812