Fatal throne : the wives of Henry VIII tell all

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Seven award-winning young adult authors illuminate the lives of Britain's King Henry VIII and his six wives from different viewpoints.

King Henry VIII was a charismatic and extravagant ruler obsessed with both his power as king and with siring a male heir. Six women became his queens, several fated for divorce, or beheading. In this book, seven authors tell of their attempts to survive their unpredictable king and his power-hungry court. As they experience joy and heartache, tragedy and betrayal, readers will get an intimate look at the royalty of the most perilous times in English history. -- adapted from jacket

Year Published:

2018

Physical Description:

xi, 396 pages ; 24 cm

Contents:

Before you begin / Katharine of Aragon / Henry VIII / Anne Boleyn / Henry VIII / Jane Seymour / Henry VIII / Anne of Cleves / Henry VIII / Catherine Howard / Henry VIII / Kateryn Parr / Henry VIII / Queen Elizabeth I / Tudor timeline -- Who's who in the court -- Acknowledgments -- A bibliographic afterword -- About the authors.

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Kings, queens, rulers, etc. -- Fiction.

Courts and courtiers -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Fiction.

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