From School Library Journal
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wonderfully detailed, extensively researched collective biography.
Although the book is undoubtedly the work of a Tudor scholar, with
sources ranging from previous biographies of these women to private
papers, letters, diaries, and diplomatic sources, it is also the
work of a competent fiction writer. The narrative is free flowing,
humorous, informative, and readable. Weir''s research abilities and
deductive reasoning have shed a whole new light on the p
內容簡介:
The tempestuous, bloody, and splendid reign of Henry VIII of
England 1509-1547 is one of the most fascinating in all history,
not least for his marriage to six extraordinary women. In this
accessible work of brilliant scholarship, Alison Weir draws on
early biographies, letters, memoirs, account books, and diplomatic
reports to bring these women to life. Catherine 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 and innocent woman naively unaware of the court
intrigues that determined her fate; Catherine Howard, an
empty-headed wanton; and Catherine Parr, a warm-blooded
bluestocking who survived King Henry to marry a fourth time.
關於作者:
Alison Weir lives and works in Surrey. Her books include
Britain''s Royal Families, Children of England, Eleanor of
Aquitaine, Henry VIII: King and Court, Mary, Queen of Scots and,
most recently, Isabella. --This text refers to an out of print
or unavailable edition of this title.