description: At his death in 1547, King Henry VIII left four heirs to the English throne: his only son, the nine-year-old Prince Edward; the Lady Mary, the adult daughter of his first wife Katherine of Aragon; the Lady Elizabeth, the teenage daughter of his second wife Anne Boleyn; and his young great-niece, the Lady Jane Grey. In her new book, Alison Weir paints a unique portrait of these four extraordinary rulers, examining their intricate relationships to each other and to history.
title: The Children of Henry VIII
titlecomplete: The Children of Henry VIII
characters: Henry VIII of England, Elizabeth I of England, Mary I of England, Edward VI of England, Lady Jane Grey
genres: British Literature, Historical, History, Tudor Period, European History, Biography Memoir, Biography, Audiobook, 16th Century, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 14951
publisher: Recorded Books, LLC