Fatal throne : the wives of Henry VIII tell all

Título
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Fatal throne : the wives of Henry VIII tell all

M. T., Anderson

Resumen
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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

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
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2018

Descripción física
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xi, 396 pages ; 24 cm

Contenido
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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.

Término de la materia
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Kings, queens, rulers, etc. -- Fiction.
 
Courts and courtiers -- Fiction.

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

Género
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Historical fiction.

Autor añadido
: 
Donnelly, Jennifer,
 
Fleming, Candace,
 
Hemphill, Stephanie,
 
Hopkinson, Deborah,
 
Park, Linda Sue,
 
Sandell, Lisa Ann,

Síntesis
: 
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
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9781524716196
 
9781524716202
 
9781984830333

Información de publicación
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New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2018]
 
Pottsville, PA : Ember, 2020.


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