Foremost and beloved historian Alison Weir is writing six stunning novels about the Six Queens of Henry VIII drawing on new research
De zes Tudor-koninginnenReeks
Dompel jezelf onder in het turbulente tijdperk van de Engelse Tudors via de levensverhalen van zes vrouwen die koningin werden. Deze serie onthult hun intriges, ambities, liefdes en valpartijen in de meedogenloze wereld van het koninklijk hof. Ontdek hun kracht, kwetsbaarheid en de historische invloed die het lot van Engeland vormde. Het is een boeiende kijk op de macht, politiek en persoonlijke drama achter de troon.
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Anne Boleyn, a King's Obsession
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- 21 uur lezen
The book features a discussion guide that enhances the reading experience, along with an excerpt from the author's work on Jane Seymour, providing insights into her life and significance in history. This combination allows readers to engage deeply with the themes and context surrounding Seymour, offering a richer understanding of her role in the Tudor era.
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The third stunning novel in the Six Tudor Queens series by foremost and beloved historian Alison Weir
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Eleven days after the death of Anne Boleyn, Jane is dressing for her wedding to the King. She has witnessed at first hand how courtly play can quickly turn to danger and knows she must bear a son ... or face ruin. This new queen must therefore step out from the shadows cast by Katherine and Anne. In doing so, can she expose a gentler side to the brutal King? Jane was driven by the strength of her faith and a belief that she might do some good in a wicked world.
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Six Tudor Queens: Anna of Kleve, Queen of Secrets
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The fourth spectacular novel in the highly acclaimed SIX TUDOR QUEENS series by historian and Sunday Times bestselling author, Alison Weir.
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Bestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir tells the little-known story of Henry VIII’s fourth wife, as a grieving king chooses a bride sight unseen in the fourth novel in the epic and intrigue-filled Six Tudor Queens series.Newly widowed and the father of an infant son, Henry VIII realizes he must marry again to insure the royal succession. Now forty-six, overweight and unwell, Henry is soundly rejected by some of Europe’s most eligible princesses, but Anna of Kleve—a small German duchy—is twenty-four and eager to wed. Henry requests Anna’s portrait from his court painter, who enhances her looks, painting her straight-on in order not to emphasize her rather long nose. Henry is entranced by the lovely image, only to be bitterly surprised when Anna arrives in England and he sees her in the flesh. She is pleasant looking, just not the lady that Henry had expected.What follows is a fascinating story of this awkward royal union that had to somehow be terminated tactfully. Alison Weir takes a fresh and surprising look at this remarkable royal marriage by describing it from the point of view of Queen Anna, a young woman with hopes and dreams of her own, alone in a royal court that rejected her from the day she arrived.
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Six Tudor Queens: Katheryn Howard, The Tainted Queen
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The fifth spectacular novel in the highly acclaimed SIX TUDOR QUEENS series by historian and Sunday Times bestselling author, Alison Weir.
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Katharine Parr, the Sixth Wife
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"Having sent his much-beloved but deceitful young wife Katheryn Howard to her beheading, King Henry fixes his lonely eyes on a more mature woman, thirty-year-old, twice-widowed Katharine Parr. She, however, is in love with Sir Thomas Seymour, brother to the late Queen Jane. Aware of his rival, Henry sends him abroad, leaving Katharine no choice but to become Henry's sixth queen in 1543. The king is no longer in any condition to father a child, but Katharine is content to mother his three children, Mary, Elizabeth, and the longed-for male heir, Edward. Four years into the marriage, Henry dies, leaving England's throne to nine-year-old Edward--a puppet in the hands of ruthlessly ambitious royal courtiers--and Katharine's life takes a more complicated turn. Thrilled at this renewed opportunity to wed her first love, Katharine doesn't realize that Sir Thomas now sees her as a mere stepping stone to the throne, his eye actually set on bedding and wedding fourteen-year-old Elizabeth. The princess is innocently flattered by his attentions, allowing him into her bedroom, to the shock of her household. The result is a tangled tale of love and a struggle for power, bringing to a close the dramatic and violent reign of Henry VIII"-- Provided by publisher
Ve stínu královen
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- 15 uur lezen
Za každým velkým králem stojí královna, za každou královnou pak celý dvůr. Za dobu vlády anglického krále Jindřicha VIII. se po jeho boku vystřídalo šest různých žen. Skutečné příběhy těchto tudorovských královen jsou pak pevně spjaty s příběhy těch, kdo žili vedle nich. Odehrávaly se v nádherných palácích, na dvorech plných intrik a šepotů. Vyprávějí o osudech lidí, kteří tyto ženy milovali a sloužili jim, ale i těch, kdo jim lhali a zrazovali je. Ve stínu královen obsahuje třináct fascinujících příběhů od tudorovského dvora, vyprávěných těmi, kdo se pohybovali v samém srdci dění. Tento soubor povídek doplňuje vysoce ceněnou série Šest tudorovských královen o manželkách Jindřicha VIII.
