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The Six Wives & Many Mistresses of Henry VIII: The Women´s Stories
Amy Licence
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Description for The Six Wives & Many Mistresses of Henry VIII: The Women´s Stories
Paperback. The story of the six wives of Henry VIII from the viewpoint of the women themselves. Num Pages: 400 pages, 75. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BK; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
For a King renowned for his love life, Henry VIII has traditionally been depicted as something of a prude, but the story may have been different for the women who shared his bed. How did they take the leap from courtier to lover - perhaps even to wife? What was Henry really like as a lover? Henry's women were uniquely placed to experience the tension between his chivalric ideals and the lusts of the handsome, tall, athletic king; his first marriage, to Catherine of Aragon, was on one level a fairytale romance, but his affairs with Anne ... Read more
For a King renowned for his love life, Henry VIII has traditionally been depicted as something of a prude, but the story may have been different for the women who shared his bed. How did they take the leap from courtier to lover - perhaps even to wife? What was Henry really like as a lover? Henry's women were uniquely placed to experience the tension between his chivalric ideals and the lusts of the handsome, tall, athletic king; his first marriage, to Catherine of Aragon, was on one level a fairytale romance, but his affairs with Anne ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445660394
SKU
V9781445660394
Shipping Time
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About Amy Licence
Amy Licence has been a teacher for over a decade. She has an MA in Medieval and Tudor Studies and has published several scholarly articles on the Tudor dynasty and Richard III. Her books include Cecily Neville ('This insight is so rare and so valuable' PHILIPPA GREGORY), In Bed With the Tudors ('A fascinating book examining the sex lives of ... Read more
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