Six Tudor Queens Katheryn Howard Tainted Queen Six Tudor

This sixbook series looks likely to become a landmark in historical fiction THE TIMESWith characteristic verve and stunning period detail, this novel will captivate you and break your heart. Utterly sublime TRACY BORMANAlison Weir, historian and author of the Sunday Timesbestselling Six Tudor Queens series, relates one of the most tragic stories in English history Katheryn Howard, Henry VIIIs fifth queen. Conveys the heartrending pathos of a young woman executed, whose only real crime was her navet and her desire to be loved... It is a profoundly moving story that lingers long after the last page is turned ELIZABETH FREMANTLEAlisons sensitively drawn novel will change everyones 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 Katheryns 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 Henrys 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 SERIESWeir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life... | Alison Weir Six Tudor Queens: Katheryn Howard, The Tainted Queen : Six Tudor