Six Tudor Queens:Katheryn Howard, The Tainted Queen

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This six-book series looks likely to become a landmark in historical fiction THE TIMES With characteristic verve and stunning period detail, this novel will captivate you and break your heart. Utterly sublime TRACY BORMAN Alison Weir, historian and author of the Sunday Times-bestselling Six Tudor Queens series, relates one of the most tragic stories in English history: Katheryn Howard, Henry VIII s fifth queen. Conveys the heart-rending pathos of a young woman executed, whose only real crime was her naÃ¯vetÃ© and her desire to be loved... It is a profoundly moving story that lingers long after the last page is turned ELIZABETH FREMANTLE Alison s sensitively drawn novel will change everyone s preconceptions SUSAN RONALD ... A NAIVE YOUNG WOMAN AT THE MERCY OF HER AMBITIOUS FAMILY. At just nineteen, Katheryn Howard is quick to trust and fall in love. She comes to court. She sings, she dances. She captures the heart of the King. But Henry knows nothing of Katheryn s past - one that comes back increasingly to haunt her. For those who share her secrets are waiting in the shadows, whispering words of love... and blackmail. The fifth of Henry s queens. Her story. Acclaimed, bestselling historian Alison Weir draws on extensive research to recount the tale of a vivacious young woman used by powerful men for their own gain. HISTORY TELLS US SHE DIED TOO SOON. THIS MESMERISING NOVEL BRINGS HER TO LIFE. PRAISE FOR THE SIX TUDOR QUEENS SERIES: Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life Guardian Alison Weir makes history come alive as no one else Barbara Erskine Well researched and engrossing Good Housekeeping Utterly gripping and endlessly surprising Tracy Borman Hugely enjoyable . . . Alison Weir knows her subject and has a knack for the telling and textural detail Daily Mail

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Alison Weir is the bestselling female historian (and the fifth-bestselling historian overall) in the United Kingdom, and has sold over 3 million books worldwide. She has published twenty history books, including her most recent non-fiction book, Queens of the Crusades, the second in her England s Medieval Queens quartet. Alison is also the author of twelve historical novels, including the highly acclaimed Six Tudor Queens series about the wives of Henry VIII, all of which were Sunday Times bestsellers. Alison is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an honorary life patron of Historic Royal Palaces.

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