Fatal throne : the wives of Henry VIII tell all
Title
:
Fatal throne : the wives of Henry VIII tell all
Personal Author EPSB
:
M. T., Anderson
Summary
:
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.
Subject
:
Kings, queens, rulers, etc. -- Fiction.
Courts and courtiers -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Historical fiction.
Added Author
:
Donnelly, Jennifer,
Fleming, Candace,
Hemphill, Stephanie,
Hopkinson, Deborah,
Park, Linda Sue,
Sandell, Lisa Ann,
Summary
:
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
ISBN
:
9781524716196
9781524716202
9781984830333
Publisher
:
New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2018]
Pottsville, PA : Ember, 2020.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Hillcrest | F FAT | Book | 30552000368179 | Fiction |