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The Taming of the Queen
Philippa Gregory
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Description for The Taming of the Queen
Paperback. Who was Kateryn Parr, Henry VIII's last wife? Faithful wife and scholarly queen, or a heretic and disloyal, faithless citizen before the Tudor court? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Why would a woman marry a serial killer? Because she cannot refuse... Kateryn Parr, a thirty-year-old widow in a secret affair with a new lover, has no choice when a man old enough to be her father who has buried four wives - King Henry VIII - commands her to marry him. Kateryn has no doubt about the danger she faces: the previous queen lasted sixteen months, the one before barely half a year. But Henry adores his new bride and Kateryn's trust in him grows as she ... Read more
Why would a woman marry a serial killer? Because she cannot refuse... Kateryn Parr, a thirty-year-old widow in a secret affair with a new lover, has no choice when a man old enough to be her father who has buried four wives - King Henry VIII - commands her to marry him. Kateryn has no doubt about the danger she faces: the previous queen lasted sixteen months, the one before barely half a year. But Henry adores his new bride and Kateryn's trust in him grows as she ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781471132995
SKU
V9781471132995
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About Philippa Gregory
Philippa Gregory is the author of many bestselling novels, including The Other Boleyn Girl, and is a recognised authority on women's history. Her Cousins' War novels, reaching their dramatic conclusion with The King's Curse, were the basis for the highly successful BBC series, The White Queen. Philippa's other great interest is the charity that she founded over twenty ... Read more
Reviews for The Taming of the Queen
`Gregory makes history come alive ... riveting'
Daily Express `Rarely has history been so seductive'
Tatler `Her novels are filled with strong, determined women who take their fate into their own hands'
Financial Times `Philippa Gregory is truly the mistress of the historical novel. It would be hard to make history more entertaining, lively or engaging'
... Read more
Daily Express `Rarely has history been so seductive'
Tatler `Her novels are filled with strong, determined women who take their fate into their own hands'
Financial Times `Philippa Gregory is truly the mistress of the historical novel. It would be hard to make history more entertaining, lively or engaging'
... Read more