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Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII
Six Wives The Queens of Henry VIII
Author: David Starkey
No one in history had a more eventful career in matrimony than Henry VIII. His marriages were daring and tumultuous, and made instant legends of six very different women. In this remarkable study, David Starkey argues that the king was not a depraved philanderer but someone seeking happiness -- and a son. Knowingly or not, he elevateda group of ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060005504
ISBN-10: 0060005505
Publication Date: 5/1/2004
Pages: 880
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3.8 stars, based on 16 ratings
Publisher: Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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...the poor things!

Starkey not only fleshes out Henry's queens as wives and monarchs but as women politics. No surprises, but far more contemporaneous events here than usually is found in books on on the subject.


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