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Description edit
“WEIR’S BOOK OUTSHINES ALL PREVIOUS STUDIES OF HENRY. Beautifully written, exhaustive in its research, it is a gem. . . . She succeeds masterfully in making Henry and his six wives . . . come alive for the reader.” –Philadelphia Inquirer Henry VIII, renowned for his command of power and... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Henry VIII: Add a description of this character.
- Anne Boleyn
- Katherine Parr
- Cardinal Wolsey
- Cromwell
- Mary Tudor
- Francis Bryan
- Hans Holbein
- Gardiner
- Elizabeth
- Edward Iv
- Margaret Beaufort
- Thomas More
- Wyatt
- Jane Seymour
- Erasmus
- Charles
- Chapuys
- Margaret Douglas
- Cranmer
- Nicholas Carew
- Lady Rochford
- Chamberlain
- Wriothesley
- Paget
- Buckingham
- Norris
- Brandon
- Lady Mary
- Thomas Boleyn
- Foxe
- Warham
- Katherine Howard
- Duke
- Luther
- Russell
- John
- Richard Pace
- Denny
Setting & Locations edit
- England
- Greenwich
- Norfolk
- France
- London
- Suffolk
- Richmond
- Whitehall
- Windsor
- Hertford
- Calais
- Rome
- Cambridge
- Italy
- Canterbury
- Europe
- Hampton Court
- Aragon
- Spain
- Westminster
- Exeter
- Oxford
- Dover
- Venice
- Guildford
- Paris
- Scotland
- York Place
- Boulogne
- Tower
- Dorset
- Rochester
- Beaulieu
- Winchester
- Southampton
- Flanders
- Hunsdon
- Wales
- Eltham
- New Year
- Surrey
- Woodstock
- Essex
- Southwark
- Hever Casde
- Germany
- Nonsuch
- St. George's Chapel
- St. Paul
- Devon
- Salisbury
- Christendom
- Worcester
First Sentence edit
On 21 April 1509, the corpse of King Henry VII, ravaged by tuberculosis, was laid in state in the chapel at Richmond Palace, whence it would shortly be taken to Westminster Abbey for burial.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Alison Weir (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0224068520
Page Count: 660
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0224068520
Page Count: 660
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: DA332 .W45 2001
- Dewey: 942.052092
Subjects edit
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Royalty › Henry VIII
- Books › History › Europe › England
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Historical › British
- Books › History › World
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