About this title: Catherine of Aragon, the pious Spanish Catholic who suffered years of miscarriages and failed to produce a male heir; Anne Boleyn, the pretty, clever, French-educated 'Protestant' whose marriage to Henry changed England forever; Jane Seymour, the demure and submissive contrast to Anne's radical and vampish style; Anne of Cleves, 'the Mare of Flanders' whose short marriage to the over-weight Henry followed a farcical 'beauty contest'; Catherine Howard, the flirtatious teenager whose adulteries made a fool of the ageing King; and Catherine Parr, the shrewd, religiously radical bluestocking who ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Fine. 0060005505 Ships next business day. NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has a small black line on bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. Very clean, almost like new; DJ shows a little handling wear and still may look fine condition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 852 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. ***** Please NO PRIORITY ORDERS as Book Has Some Weight ********** read more
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Clean book. Minor edge-wear to dust jacket. Tight binding. Clean pages with no highlighting, underlining or margin notes. read more
Description: Good. Parts 1 & 2: 25 cassette set, cassettes play perfectly, scuffing on on clam shells, former library copy, I listen to all my audio books to make sure they play correctly, The purchase of this book helps to support the Franklin County Library. read more
Edition: 1st US edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, New York
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780694010431ISBN:069401043X
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Book is tight, clean with sharp corners. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 852 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Illustrated, family trees, notes, index. read more
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. Book is in near new condition. Dust jacket has slight edgewear and sticker on front. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 852 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780060005504ISBN:0060005505
Description: Very Good. Unread copy. Remainder mark on bottom. Cover has small indentation in front. Examines the rituals of diplomacy, marriage, pregnancy & religion for the women at the Tudor court. Extremely readable copy! read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Perennial, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780060005504ISBN:0060005505
Description: Near-Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Covers are clean and bright (NO tears). Nicely illustrated. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, clean pages. 852 pages. Synopsis No one in history had a more eventful career in matrimony than Henry VIII. His marriages were daring and tumultuous, and made instant legends of six very different women. In this remarkable study, David Starkey argues that the king was not a depraved philanderer ... read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Perennial, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780060005504ISBN:0060005505
Description: Illustrated. Near Fine. 5.5 x 8 trade paperback book. Gold, purple, and white lettering on the purple and gold spine with an illustrated cover. Weaving new facts and fresh interpretations into a spellbinding account of the emotional drama surrounding Henry's six marriages, David Starkey reveals the central role that queens played in determining policy. 852 pages. 1st Edition. Light wear. Tight binding. Near Fine condition. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover; First Printing
ISBN-13:9780694010431ISBN:069401043X
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. HarperCollins, 2003. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Near Fine Book in Near Fine Dust Jacket. Price Intact. Light shelf wear to Book and Jacket. Remainder mark. Dust Jacket protected with a new removable archival protector. Bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins, New York
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780694010431ISBN:069401043X
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-8"-9" Tall. Board edges slightly shelf rubbed. A clean, tight and unmarked copy. xxvii, 852 pp. Illustrations. Notes, index. Dust jacket offered in new mylar cover. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780694010431ISBN:069401043X
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Excellent condition! Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 852 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Perennial, New York
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780060005504ISBN:0060005505
Description: Very Good ++ in softcover. 21 by 14 cm. 852 pages. Trade size. Contains section of color illustrations of which a few pages are loose from the binding. Light wear to edges. Bright, clean. read more
"I have read several books on the Tudor dynasty & the periods before and after, so I love the subject matter, but I do not care for the author's preening and his assertions that he had "definitively proven" so many things that cannot really be proved. Even worse, he enjoys taking potshots at Alison Weir--one of my favorite historic scholars--and Antonia Fraser. I expect books about history to be about facts, not the author's opinions and biases.
I only got through this book because it was an audio book and I was on a long drive with nothing else available."
"I shouldn't have read the Introduction to this book, because it made me too aware of the author. I mean, it's all well and good that he gave his reasons for the times he diverted from tradition (things like: Catherine was not raven-haired and dark-complected, but fair of skin and hair) but he came off a little too self-important.
But, the introduction aside, I really enjoyed this non-fiction. It was nice to take the focus off of Henry and put it onto the women (and not just Anne Boleyn, for once).
Much as they've been written about, I even learned some new things (or new ways of looking at things?) regarding the whole Catherine/Henry/Anne saga. And that's all I ask from a non-fiction, if it's a topic I've read to death.
As always, I was disappointed when the mention of Richard III made him into a murdering ogre. (Damn you, Shakespeare)"
"Could not put it down. It has really changed my childhood opions of what the wives were like. As a youngster I always thought that Anne Boleyn was the romantic character, but now I admire Katherine of Aragon for her courage and convinction."
"This discusses each of Henry VIII's wives, covering in most detail his first two, Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn. (It might surprise people to know that Henry and Catherine were actually married for quite some time before he threw her over for the younger, more vibrant Anne.) All the intrigue of the court is here in great detail, though Starkey does seem to favor Anne Boleyn and has a tendency to disparage all Henry VIII chroniclers who came before him. Still, it is an interesting read, especially if also reading other wives of Henry VIII biographies around the same time for comparison."
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