Six Tudor Queens 5: Katheryn Howard, The Tainted Queen

Beschreibung

'This six-book series looks likely to become a landmark in historical fiction' THE TIMES<BR><BR>'With characteristic verve and stunning period detail, this novel will captivate you and break your heart. Utterly sublime' TRACY BORMAN<BR><BR>Alison Weir, historian and author of the Sunday Times-bestselling Six Tudor Queens series, relates one of the most tragic stories in English history: Katheryn Howard, Henry VIII's fifth queen.<BR><BR>'Conveys the heart-rending pathos of a young woman executed, whose only real crime was her naïveté and her desire to be loved...

It is a profoundly moving story that lingers long after the last page is turned' <BR>ELIZABETH FREMANTLE<BR><BR>'Alison's sensitively drawn novel will change everyone's preconceptions' <BR>SUSAN RONALD<BR><BR>...<BR><BR>A NAIVE YOUNG WOMAN AT THE MERCY OF HER AMBITIOUS FAMILY.<BR><BR>At just nineteen, Katheryn Howard is quick to trust and fall in love.<BR><BR>She comes to court.

She sings, she dances. She captures the heart of the King.<BR><BR>But Henry knows nothing of Katheryn's past - one that comes back increasingly to haunt her. For those who share her secrets are waiting in the shadows, whispering words of love... and blackmail.<BR><BR>The fifth of Henry's queens.<BR>Her story.<BR><BR>Acclaimed, bestselling historian Alison Weir draws on extensive research to recount the tale of a vivacious young woman used by powerful men for their own gain. <BR><BR>HISTORY TELLS US SHE DIED TOO SOON.<BR>THIS MESMERISING NOVEL BRINGS HER TO LIFE.<BR><BR>PRAISE FOR THE SIX TUDOR QUEENS SERIES:<BR><BR>'Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life' Guardian<BR><BR>'Alison Weir makes history come alive as no one else' Barbara Erskine<BR><BR>'Well researched and engrossing' Good Housekeeping<BR><BR>'Utterly gripping and endlessly surprising' Tracy Borman <BR><BR>'Hugely enjoyable . . .

Alison Weir knows her subject and has a knack for the telling and textural detail' Daily Mail

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