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SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII *
Lady Antonia Fraser
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Description for SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII *
Paperback. Antonia Fraser's bestselling biography of Henry VIII's six wives; a subject of enduring fascination. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 608 pages, 48. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 41. Weight in Grams: 496.
The six wives of Henry VIII- Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves, Katherine Howard and catherine Parr- have become defined in popular sense not so much by their lives but by the the way their lives ended. But, as Antonia Fraser conclusively proves, they were rich and feisty characters. They may have been victims of Henry's obsession with a male heir, but they were not willing victims. On the contrary, they displayed considerable strength and intelligence at a time when their sex supposedly possessed little of either. Inevitably there was great rivalry between them, and there was jealousy too- the desperate jealousy of the King who discovered himself betrayed. The story Antonia Fraser tells is romantic and cruel, funny and sad, dramatic and enthralling.
Product Details
Publisher
Phoenix
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Women in History
Condition
New
Weight
491g
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781842126332
SKU
V9781842126332
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About Lady Antonia Fraser
Antonia Fraser lives in London
Reviews for SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII *
Fraser's book is lively, enjoyable and ... judicious
Susan Brigden
Observer
Henry VIII's matrimonial history is full of high farce, and Antonia Fraser is adept at exploiting her subject's comic possibilities. Yet for all the black humour, we are never allowed to forget that the story takes place against a backdrop of judicial murder, torture and religious persecution ... Henry's wives ... emerge from this supremely readable and ably researched biographical survey not simply as appendages to their husband, but as intriguing individuals in their own right
Anne Somerset
Literary Review
This is one of the best popular histories I have read in years, full of spice and anecdotes of the Tudor Court
Hilary Pratt
Irish Independent
Fulfils the promise of the title: it is solid biography ... Fraser must be commended for lengthy and arduous research and the production of another substantial history to please her many fans
Philippa Gregory
Sunday Times
[Fraser's] lovingly thorough approach to such rich material has resulted in a book of high drama. Six complex, vital characters step out from behind the familiar portraits with such startling, almost contemporary vividness that the Tudor court seems doubly barbaric by contrast
The Oldie
An intoxicating mixture of sex, sentiment and court intrigue
Sunday Times
Our leading historical entertainer, a writer whose command of sources, eye for detail, perception of character and shrewd judgement enable her to bring the past truthfully to life ... she lays bare the battle of the sexes among the early Tudor ruling classes in a way that has never been done before
Paul Johnson
Sunday Telegraph
Thank goodness this is not one more book about the old monster, but about the women in his life and from their point of view. It is a miracle of impartiality
A. L. Rowse
Evening Standard
Learned and serious
John Bossy
The Times
Susan Brigden
Observer
Henry VIII's matrimonial history is full of high farce, and Antonia Fraser is adept at exploiting her subject's comic possibilities. Yet for all the black humour, we are never allowed to forget that the story takes place against a backdrop of judicial murder, torture and religious persecution ... Henry's wives ... emerge from this supremely readable and ably researched biographical survey not simply as appendages to their husband, but as intriguing individuals in their own right
Anne Somerset
Literary Review
This is one of the best popular histories I have read in years, full of spice and anecdotes of the Tudor Court
Hilary Pratt
Irish Independent
Fulfils the promise of the title: it is solid biography ... Fraser must be commended for lengthy and arduous research and the production of another substantial history to please her many fans
Philippa Gregory
Sunday Times
[Fraser's] lovingly thorough approach to such rich material has resulted in a book of high drama. Six complex, vital characters step out from behind the familiar portraits with such startling, almost contemporary vividness that the Tudor court seems doubly barbaric by contrast
The Oldie
An intoxicating mixture of sex, sentiment and court intrigue
Sunday Times
Our leading historical entertainer, a writer whose command of sources, eye for detail, perception of character and shrewd judgement enable her to bring the past truthfully to life ... she lays bare the battle of the sexes among the early Tudor ruling classes in a way that has never been done before
Paul Johnson
Sunday Telegraph
Thank goodness this is not one more book about the old monster, but about the women in his life and from their point of view. It is a miracle of impartiality
A. L. Rowse
Evening Standard
Learned and serious
John Bossy
The Times