The fifth queen
By: by Ford Madox Ford ; with an introduction by A.S. Byatt
Contributors: Byatt, A. S. (Antonia Susan), 1936-
Edition: 1st Vintage Classics ed.
Publisher: Vintage Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 607
ISBN-13: 9780307744913
Subjects: Fiction; Queens
Description: "Kat Howard--intelligent, beautiful, naively outspoken, and passionately idealistic--catches the eye of Henry VIII and improbably becomes his fifth wife. A teenager who has grown up far from court, she is wholly unused to the corruption and intrigue that now surround her. It is a time of great upheaval, as unscrupulous courtiers maneuver for power while religious fanatics--both Protestant and Catholic--fight bitterly for their competing beliefs. Soon Katharine is drawn into a perilous showdown with Thomas Cromwell, the much-feared Lord Privy Seal, as her growing influence over the King begins to threaten too many powerful interests."--P. [4] of cover.