num_pages: 642
description: "Brilliantly written and meticulously researched...Alison Weir is adept at bringing to life these historical figures."SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLEHenry VIII is perhaps England's most infamous monarch, especially when it comes to matters of the heart. He was married to six distinctly different women, and in this richly detailed and meticulously researched history, these remarkable, often misunderstood queens come to life once again. Their full histories and personalities emerge at last, giving voices to the six extraodinary women who left their distinctive marks on the English throne and thereby changed the course of British history.
language: English
title: The Six Wives of Henry VIII
titlecomplete: The Six Wives of Henry VIII
characters: Jane Seymour, Catherine Howard, Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, Thomas Cromwell, Thomas Wolsey, Henry VIII of England, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Thomas More, George Boleyn, Francis I of France, Catherine Parr, Anne Boleyn, Catherine of Aragon, Anne of Cleves, Jane Boleyn
genres: British Literature, Historical, History, Tudor Period, European History, Biography Memoir, Biography, Audiobook, 16th Century, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 68971
publisher: Ballantine Books