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Gladys Malvern uses her celebrated talent for prose to share the stories of Henry VIII's wives with immense personality and captivating drama. Henry VIII was married to six women during his reign as the King of England. Gladys Malvern characterizes them as The Saint (Catherine of Aragon); The Egotist (Anne Boleyn); The Diplomat (Jane Seymour); The Housewife (Anne of Cleves); The Coquette (Catherine Howard); and The Mother (Catherine Parr). Malvern...
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The inhabitants of the post-life were pleased when TV was invented: it gave them something to watch. But digital TV has opened up even more opportunities - now they can make their own programmes and The Jenny Wilson Show is the first.In life Katherine Parr could only pray and hope she made the right decision to become Henry VIII's sixth wife. In the post-life she can appear on a TV show and find out what her five predecessors really thought and whether...
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In his hunt for a male heir Henry VIII broke with Rome, instigated the Reformation and the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and acquired six wives successively. Of these, two were executed, a chilling first in English history. From these tumultuous events a surprising number of historic sites linked to the Tudors survive, accessible now through this beautifully illustrated book. The guidebook is arranged by region and covers England and a little of...
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You can't spell "Tudor dynasty" without getting "nasty."So, you've watched The Tudors and you've read Wolf Hall, but do you know the real story of Catherine, Anne, Jane, Anne, Katheryn and Katherine? (Best name for an all-woman post-medieval law firm everrrrr.)Love affairs, court scandal, executions-just your average Tuesday in the Tudor court. Penned by a lifelong "Henry Head," The Lazy Historian's Guide to the Wives of Henry VIII combines Jillianne...
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