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The six Wives of Henry Viii

Weir, Alison, 1951- Book - 1991 942.052 We, Adult Book / Nonfiction / History / Europe / Great Britain 2 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.3 out of 5

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The princess from Spain -- A true and loving husband -- Our daughter remains as she was here -- Pain and annoyance -- Sir Loyal Heart and the Tudor court -- A chaste and concordant wedlock -- Mistress Anne -- A thousand Wolseys for one Anne Boleyn -- It is my affair! -- Happiest of women -- Shall I die without justice? -- Like one given by God -- I like her not! -- Rose without a thorn -- Worthy and just punishment -- Never a wife more agreeable to his heart -- Under the planets at Chelsea.
Well-documented portraits of each of King Henry the VIII's 6 wives. The lives and fates of King Henry VIII's legendary six wives are laid bare in a vivid, in-depth account that is set against the colorful, tempestuous background of the Tudor era.

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Fascinating people, fascinating times submitted by larkspur on July 11, 2007, 2:40pm Alison Weir, several of whose other biographies I've read, is a careful scholar with a flair for description and unhidden biases. The personages Weir writes about come across as fascinating and all-too-human (a term she uses more than once), which one has to imagine is true for most of us. The court of King Henry VIII must have been, according to Weir's re-creation, both hell and heaven to its denizens--but certainly more than earthly. This makes the sympathy she promotes for the main characters of the court all the more important.

In this biography Weir's focus is on the women, yet she puts them also into a full and extensive context--political, religious, cultural, educational, &c. The frequent mention of cloth and cost for events seems sometimes petty, but does help with that context. The letters Weir quotes are quite amazing--evidently first-hand sources for this particular court are available to a rather remarkable extent. Yet it is Weir's cogent analysis, story-telling, and conclusions that make the book actually readable.

Giant Accomplishment submitted by Fevvers - STAR473 on June 17, 2014, 8:07am A thorough and impeccably written book about the women who married King Henry VIII. Alison Weir is a top-notch scholar who does a magnificent job painting detailed, full-color pictures of her subjects.

Do not let the heft of this book dissuade you; it is extremely entertaining as well as organized as thoughtful.

Very interesting! submitted by lauramason89 on August 25, 2019, 11:06pm Dense but fascinating. Ms. Weir writes in a way that pulls you in and keeps you hooked, while managing to also report the small historical details.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Grove Weidenfeld, 1991.
Year Published: 1991
Description: xii, 643 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0802136834
9780802136831

SUBJECTS
Henry -- VIII, -- King of England, -- 1491-1547 -- Marriage.
Marriages of royalty and nobility -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century.
Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Wives -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Biography.