The Six Wives of Henry VIII - Hardcover

Weir, Alison

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802114970 ISBN 13: 9780802114976

Publisher: Grove Press, 1992

Catharine of Aragon was 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; Catharine Howard, an empty-headed wanton; and Catharine Parr, a kind-hearted blue-stocking who was all too human when it came to a handsome rogue. This composite biography of Henry VIII's wives depicts a Tudor England where personal needs and private emotion could, and frequently did, override or influence national events. The author also wrote "The Princes in the Tower".

Review:

"A thrilling and chilling story" (Sunday Telegraph)

"At last we have the truth about Henry VIII's wives. This book is as reliable and scholarly as it is readable" (A. L. Rowse Evening Standard)

"An entertaining account of Henry VIII's complicated domestic history. It is full of interesting detail... Alison Weir's treatment of this perennially fascinating subject is a beguiling one" (Anne Somerset London Review of Books)

Book Description:

Thoroughly researched and with a real understanding of the times these six fascinating women lived through, Alison Weir's book reveals a Tudor England where personal needs and private emotion could, and frequently did, override or influence national events.

• Publisher: Grove Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0802114970
• ISBN 13: 9780802114976
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 643