![]() ![]() The daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, esteemed Spanish Monarchs, Katherine was only three when she was betrothed to Arthur Prince of Wales. However, King Henry VIII was a man of rich appetites and, over the course of his life, his path was closely intertwined with that of quite a few women, many of whom shaped his future and the fate of the British Empire.Īlison Weir’s Six Tudor Queens series provides an in-depth look into the lives and fortunes of these women. King Henry VIII’s tale almost always hinges on his relationship with Anne Boleyn, the most famous of his wives. ![]() King Henry VIII has proven to be an especially compelling figure for historical authors who have gone to great pains to bring his lusts and desires to life through the lens of both fiction and nonfiction. And yet the publishing arena and readers at large can’t seem to get enough of this particular portion of Britain’s contentious history. ![]() The tale of the Tudors has been told and retold on numerous occasions. The novels are supposed to reimagine King Henry VIII’s most trying years from the perspective of these women whose lives he essentially ruined. Six Tudor Queens is the dramatic retelling of King Henry VIII’s affairs with the six women that shaped his reign. ![]()
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