Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0060005505 ISBN13: 9780060005504 Release Date: May 2004 Publisher: Harper Perennial Length: 896 Pages Weight: 0.09 lbs. Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.3" x 8.1" "Extraordinary. . . . It is a tribute to Starkey's narrative drive, his puckish wit, and sharp discrimination that it doesn't seem a page too long. . . . With each queen, Starkey offers a vivid character study but also has fresh discoveries that subtly alter the picture he started out with." -- Sunday Times (London)The dramatic, legendary story of Henry VIII, his six wives, and the England they ruled--told by one of the world's preeminent historians of the Tudor era.Perhaps no one in history had a more eventful career in matrimony than Henry VIII. His marriages were tumultuous and complicated, and made instant legends of six very different women. Henry took his first bride, Catherine of Aragon, when he was 17. Their 24-year marriage was a relatively stable prelude to what fo