Six Tudor Queens: Anne Boleyn, A King's Obsession
Anne Boleyn by bestselling historian Alison Weir, author of Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen, is the second captivating novel in the Six Tudor Queens series. An unforgettable portrait of the ambitious woman whose fate we know all too well, but whose true motivations may surprise you. Essential reading for fans of Philippa Gregory and Elizabeth Chadwick.Fresh from the cultivated hothouse of Renaissance France, Anne draws attention at the English court. A nobleman, a poet and a king vie for her love. She has a spirit worthy of a crown - and a crown is what she seeks. It is a more powerful aphrodisiac than love. And so she embarks on her perilous course, which will plunge a kingdom into turmoil. Blood will flow on her account. Her only protection is the King's great love.
| Autor: | Weir, Alison |
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| ISBN: | 9781472227638 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Headline Book |
| Veröffentlicht: | 01.01.2017 |
| Untertitel: | Six Tudor Queens 2 |
| Schlagworte: | 1485–1603 (Tudor period) Biographical fiction England European history: Renaissance FICTION / Biographical FICTION / General FICTION / Historical / Renaissance FICTION / Romance / Historical / Tudor FICTION / Women Historical romance Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Modern and contemporary fiction |
Alison Weir is the bestselling female historian (and the fifth-bestselling historian overall) in the United Kingdom, and has sold over 3 million books worldwide. She has published twenty history books, including her most recent non-fiction book, Queens of the Crusades, the second in her England's Medieval Queens quartet. Alison is also the author of twelve historical novels, including the highly acclaimed Six Tudor Queens series about the wives of Henry VIII, all of which were Sunday Times bestsellers. Alison is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an honorary life patron of Historic Royal Palaces.