The Six Wives of Henry VIII av Alison Weir

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<p><b>One of the most powerful monarchs in British history, Henry VIII ruled England in unprecedented splendour. </b><br><br>In this remarkable composite biography, Alison Weir brings Henry''s six wives vividly to life, revealing each as a distinct and compelling personality in her own right. Drawing upon the rich fund of documentary material from the Tudor period, <i>The Six Wives of Henry </i>VIII shows us a court where personal needs frequently influenced public events and where a life of gorgeously ritualised pleasure was shot through with ambition, treason and violence.<br><br><b>''At last we have the truth about Henry VIII''s wives. This book is as reliable and scholarly as it is readable'' <i>Evening Standard</i></b></p>