{"product_id":"the-wives-of-henry-viii-paperback","title":"The Wives of Henry VIII - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntonia Fraser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe New York Times bestselling history of the legendary six wives of Henry VIII--from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eMarie Antoinette\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Under Antonia Fraser's intent scrutiny, Catherine of Aragon emerges as a scholar-queen who steadfastly refused to grant a divorce to her royal husband; Anne Boleyn is absolved of everything but a sharp tongue and an inability to produce a male heir; and Catherine Parr is revealed as a religious reformer with the good sense to tack with the treacherous winds of the Tudor court. And we gain fresh understanding of Jane Seymour's circumspect wisdom, the touching dignity of Anna of Cleves, and the youthful naivete that led to Katherine Howard's fatal indiscretions\u003ci\u003e. The Wives of Henry VIII \u003c\/i\u003einterweaves passion and power, personality and politics, into a superb work of history.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntonia Fraser is the author of many internationally bestselling historical works, including \u003ci\u003eLove and Louis XIV\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarie Antoinette\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into a film by Sofia Coppola, \u003ci\u003eThe Wives of Henry VIII\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMary Queen of Scots\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFaith and Treason: The Story of the Gunpowder Plot, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Perilous Question: Reform or Revolution? Britain on the Brink, 1832\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eMust You Go? My Life with Harold Pinter\u003c\/i\u003e. She has received the Wolfson Prize for History, the 2000 Norton Medlicott Medal of Britain's Historical Association, and the Franco-British Society's Enid McLeod Literary Prize. She was made a Dame of the British Empire for services to Literature in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.13 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761565565216,"sku":"9780679730019","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/930dc374f43f6c7467082a97ce2fec10.webp?v=1780210607","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-wives-of-henry-viii-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}