Wives Of The Kings Of England

Author : Alison Weir
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 0802198759
Total Pages : 676 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Six Wives of Henry VIII written by Alison Weir and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “brilliantly written and meticulously researched” biography of royal family life during England’s second Tudor monarch (San Francisco Chronicle). Either annulled, executed, died in childbirth, or widowed, these were the well-known fates of the six queens during the tempestuous, bloody, and splendid reign of Henry VIII of England from 1509 to 1547. But in this “exquisite treatment, sure to become a classic” (Booklist), they take on more fully realized flesh and blood than ever before. Katherine of Aragon emerges as 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; Katherine Howard, an empty-headed wanton; and Katherine Parr, a warm-blooded bluestocking who survived King Henry to marry a fourth time. “Combin[ing] the accessibility of a popular history with the highest standards of a scholarly thesis”, Alison Weir draws on the entire labyrinth of Tudor history, employing every known archive—early biographies, letters, memoirs, account books, and diplomatic reports—to bring vividly to life the fates of the six queens, the machinations of the monarch they married and the myriad and ceaselessly plotting courtiers in their intimate circle (The Detroit News). In this extraordinary work of sound and brilliant scholarship, “at last we have the truth about Henry VIII’s wives” (Evening Standard).

Author : Margot Arnold
Publisher : Facts on File
ISBN 13 : 9780816029006
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Queen Consorts of England written by Margot Arnold and published by Facts on File. This book was released on 1993 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers brief profiles of the wives of reigning kings, including Eleanor of Aquitaine and Anne Boleyn, and describes their influence on the royal court

Author : Mike Ashley
Publisher : Running PressBook Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780786706921
Total Pages : 808 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens written by Mike Ashley and published by Running PressBook Pub. This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers more than 1000 rulers and two millennia of history

Author : Plantagenet Somerset Fry
Publisher : DK
ISBN 13 : 9780744086980
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kings & Queens of England and Scotland written by Plantagenet Somerset Fry and published by DK. This book was released on 2023-05-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Saxons to the Windsors, from the Tudors to Hanovers, Britain's royal lineage is brought to life in the pages of this visual guide. Kings and Queens of England and Scotland comprehensively chronicle the drama and fortunes of the royal dynasties. Confused about which Henry had six wives and which one was crowned at the age of eight? Want to know more about the birth of Prince George Alexander Louis? The year-by-year chronologies and major events of each monarch's reign are extensively covered in this fascinating volume. Tracing the history of Britain's monarchs through family trees, this stylishly illustrated guide presents an insightful overview of the royal houses. Their private and public lives are encapsulated through contemporary poets, artifacts, paintings, and photographs. Features on key achievements of each monarch help you get an in-depth knowledge of how they shaped the countries of England and Scotland to be what it is today. With easy-to-read text and crisp biographies of each sovereign, Kings and Queens of England and Scotland is an essential encyclopedia for history buffs of all ages.

Author : Norah Lofts
Publisher : Doubleday Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Queens of England written by Norah Lofts and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1977 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the personal and public lives of women who have been English queens, from Boadicea in the first century to the present Queen Elizabeth II.

Author : Mark Hichens
Publisher : Peter Owen Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wives of the Kings of England written by Mark Hichens and published by Peter Owen Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Consorts of the British monarchs have sometimes been regarded as dangerously influential on their husbands. Mark Hichens's book surveys the wives of the English kings since the Hanoverian succession. Some played a major role in preserving the monarchy, while others faced a harder road, one being imprisoned for life, another arraigned before the House of Lords, while a third has been described as the most wronged wife in Europe. From George III's imposed-upon wife Charlotte, to Mrs. Simpson, to Elizabeth the Queen Mother." --Publisher's description.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Anne Crawford
Publisher : Sutton Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Letters of the Queens of England, 1100-1547 written by Anne Crawford and published by Sutton Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated throughout and complemented by detailed genealogical tables and a useful table of marriages, The Letters of the Queens of England 1100-1547 is an invaluable reference source for historians and a fascinating introduction for the general reader to the foremost women of medieval and Tudor England.

Author : Mike Ashley
Publisher : Robinson
ISBN 13 : 147211731X
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Brief History of British Kings & Queens written by Mike Ashley and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2014-03-27 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the whole of recorded British royal history, from the legendary King Alfred the Great onwards, including the monarchies of England, Scotland, Wales and the United Kingdom for over a thousand years. Fascinating portraits are expertly woven into a history of division and eventual union of the British Isles - even royals we think most familiar are revealed in a new and sometimes surprising light. This revised and shortened edition of The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens includes biographies of the royals of recorded British history, plus an overview of the semi-legendary figures of pre-history and the Dark Ages - an accessible source for students and general readers.

Author : David Soud
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1626862710
Total Pages : 905 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kings & Queens of Great Britain written by David Soud and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 905 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the House of Wessex to the House of Windsor, follow the pageant of personalities that have made Great Britain what it is today. Fascinating biographies of the British monarchs from the time of Roman Brittania to present day answer your every question about the country’s aristocracy. Details of the kings’ and queens’ personalities are the focus, with a timeline across the bottom relating the major events of their reigns. Also included is a section devoted to royal edicts. All the Edwards, Richards, Henrys, and Williams are represented—along with outstanding personalities such as Lady Jane Grey and Oliver Cromwell—a king in all but name. This is essential reading for all Anglophiles, so brew a pot of tea and dig into the history!