Wives of Henry VIII

antonia fraser

The six-week New York Times bestselling history of the legendary six wives of Henry VIII--from an acclaimed biographer. "Admirably succeed(s) in bringing to life the six women who married England's ruler. . . ."--New York Times Book Review. 16 color plates. 32 pages of illustrations.

Genres historynonfictionbiographyhistoricaltudor periodbritish literaturebiography memoireuropean history16th centurywomens

0 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1,1992

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england, united kingdom,

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Format: 0 pages, Hardcover
Published: September 24, 1994 by Random House Value Publishing
ISBN: 9780517130643
ASIN: 0517130645
Language: English

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Anne Boleyn

1501/1507 - 1536) was Queen of England as the second wife of King Henry VIII. She was also Marquess of Pembroke in her own right.[2] Henrys marriage to Anne, and her subsequent execution, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval...
Catherine Of Aragon

Catherine of Aragon (1485 - 1536) was Princess of Wales as the wife of Arthur, Prince of Wales, and Queen of England as the first wife of King Henry VIII of England. For six months, she served as regent of England while Henry VIII was in France. During th...
Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour (1508 – 24 October 1537) was Queen Consort of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII. She succeeded Anne Boleyn as Queen Consort following the latters execution in 1536. She died of postnatal complications less than two weeks afte...
Catherine Howard

Catherine Howard (c. 1521 – 13 February 1542), also spelled Katherine or Katheryn,[1] was the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, and sometimes known by his reference to her as his "rose without a thorn".Catherines birth date and place of birth are...
Anne Of Cleves

Anne of Cleves (22 September 1515–16 July 1557) (German: Anna von Jülich-Kleve-Berg) was a German noblewoman and the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England and as such she was Queen of England from 6 January 1540 to 9 July 1540. The marriage was never consu...
Catherine Parr

Catherine Parr (c.1512 - 1548) was the last of the six wives of Henry VIII of England. She was queen consort of England during 1543 - 1547, then Dowager Queen of England. She was the most-married English Queen, with four husbands....

About the author

antonia fraser

Antonia Fraser is the author of many widely acclaimed historical works, including the biographies Mary, Queen of Scots (a 40th anniversary edition was published in May 2009), Cromwell: Our Chief of Men, King Charles II and The Gunpowder Plot (CWA Non-Fiction Gold Dagger; St Louis Literary Award). She has written five highly praised books which focus on women in history, The Weaker Vessel: Women's Lot in Seventeenth Century Britain (Wolfson Award for History, 1984), The Warrior Queens: Boadecia's Chariot, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Marie Antoinette: The Journey (Franco-British Literary Prize 2001), which was made into a film by Sofia Coppola in 2006 and most recently Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King. She was awarded the Norton Medlicott Medal by the Historical Association in 2000. Antonia Fraser was made DBE in 2011 for her services to literature. Her most recent book is Must You Go?, celebrating her life with Harold Pinter, who died on Christmas Eve 2008. She lives in London.