The Taming of the Queen
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (730 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00XWSLR8Q |
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| Number of Pages | : | 551 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Queen, regent, writer, stepmother, survivor - the extraordinary achievements of Kateryn, last wife of Henry VIII In this latest chapter in the Tudor saga, glorious King Henry has receded into a bloated tyrannical child-king, fretfully trying to make sense of his marital history while his latest wife acts as his nurse. The story is narrated by Kateryn Parr, who sets aside her own . Lynette McClenaghan said Philippa Gregory does it again with another gripping story and perspective on the Tudor Court.. The story focussing on and told from Kateryn Parr’s perspective leaps into action from the first pages. In keeping with most interpretations Henry the VIII is portrayed as a monster. The story opens with Henry’s proposal and expectation that Kateryn, a Philippa Gregory does it again with another gripping story and perspective on the Tudor Court. The story focussing on and told from Kateryn Parr’s perspective leaps into action from the first pages. In keeping with most interpretations Henry the VIII is portrayed as a monster. The story opens with Henry’s proposal and expectation that Kateryn, a 30 y. 0 y. A different look at the scholar, nurse-maid and final wife to Henry VIII As the sixth and final wife of Henry the 8th, Kateryn Parr has been remembered in history as an intellectual woman and the final wife of Henry the 8th, more of a nurse-maid to the old corpulent king than a true romantic marriage. She was in love with Thomas Seymour bef
From an author who has described all of Henry's queens comes a deeply intimate portrayal of the last: a woman who longed for passion, power, and education at the court of a medieval killer.. Kateryn has no doubt about the danger she faces: the previous queen lasted 16 months, the one before barely half a year. But she cannot save the Protestants, under threat for their faith, and Henry's dangerous gaze turns on her. Why would a woman marry a serial killer?Because she cannot refuse.Kateryn Parr, a 30-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. But is this enough to keep her safe? A leader of