| The Six Wives of Henry VIII Third Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Loades, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1445618974 ISBN-13: 9781445618975 Publisher: Amberley Publishing OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Renaissance - Biography & Autobiography - History | Modern - 16th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2015300499 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.45 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 16th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The story of Henry VIII and his six wives has passed from history into legend - taught in the cradle as a cautionary tale and remembered in adulthood as an object lesson in the dangers of marrying into royalty. The true story behind the legend, however, remains obscure to most people, whose knowledge of the affair begins and ends with the aide memoire 'Divorced, executed, died, divorced, executed, survived'. David Loades' masterly book recounts Henry's whole sorry tale in detail from his first marriage, to his brother's widow Catherine of Aragon, to his more or less contented old age in the care of the motherly Catherine Parr. |
Contributor Bio(s): Loades, David: - David Loades was Emeritus Professor of the University of Wales and an Honorary Member of the University of Oxford, History Faculty. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, Vice-President of the Navy Record Society and former President of the Ecclesiastical History Society. He was the author of over thirty books on the sixteenth century, specializing in the Tudors. Sadly he has passed away. |