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Henry VIII
Henry VIII: The King and His Court | Alison Weir
For fans of Wolf Hall, Alison Weirs New York Times bestselling biography of Henry VIIIbrilliantly brings to life the king, the court, and the fascinating men and women who vied for its pleasures and rewards.BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Alison Weirs Mary Boleyn.Henry VIII, renowned for his command of power, celebrated for his intellect, presided over the most stylishand dangerouscourt in Renaissance Europe. Scheming cardinals vied for power with newly rich landowners and merchants, brilliant painters and architects introduced a new splendor into art and design, and each of Henry's six queens brought her own influence to bear upon the life of the court. In her new book, Alison Weir, author of the finest royal chronicles of our time, brings to vibrant life the turbulent, complex figure of Henry VIII and the glittering court he made his own. In an age when a monarch's domestic and political lives were inextricably intertwined, a king as powerful and brilliant as Henry VIII exercised enormous sway over the laws, the customs, and the culture of his kingdom. Yet as Weir shows in this swift, vivid narrative, Henry's ministers, nobles, and wives were formidable figures in their own right, whose influence both enhanced and undermined the authority of the throne. On a grand stage rich in pageantry, intrigue, passion, and luxury, Weir records the many complex human dramas that swirled around Henry, while deftly weaving in an account of the intimate rituals and desires of England's ruling classtheir sexual practices, feasts and sports, tastes in books and music, houses and gardens. Stimulating and tumultuous, the court of Henry VIII attracted the finest minds and greatest beauties in Renaissance Englandpoets Wyatt and Surrey, the great portraitist Hans Holbein, "feasting ladies" like Elizabeth Blount and Elizabeth FitzWalter, the newly rich Boleyn family and the ancient aristocratic clans like the Howards and the Percies, along with the entourages and connections that came and went with each successive wife. The interactions between these individuals, and the terrible ends that befell so many of them, make Henry VIII: The King and His Court an absolutely spellbinding read. Meticulous in historic detail, narrated with high style and grand drama, Alison Weir brilliantly brings to life the king, the court, and the fascinating men and women who vied for its pleasures and rewards. NOTE: This edition does not contain illustrations.
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Birdsong28
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squirrelbrain Thanks! 🙏 1y
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Crazeedi Yes to this author!! 1y
Andrew65 Thanks for the tag, I enjoy her books. 1y
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This is a fascinating and vivid interpretation of Henry VIII‘s life. It‘s well researched and really brought him to life for me. Henry was a wily old fox but quite a grim and complex character, too. It makes for compelling reading and is an excellent piece of historical fiction. At over 600 pages it‘s not short, but it‘s very entertaining and quite the page turner. I‘m now looking forward to reading the last three Six Tudor Queens. #Pigeonhole

Birdsong28 Have you seen that she is doing e shorts again to go along with this series? 1y
VanessaCW @Birdsong28 yes, I‘ve noticed the novella type books. I haven‘t bought or read any, though. Have you? I‘ve read the Six Tudor Queens series up to Jane Seymour. Alison Weir really brings them to life. 1y
Birdsong28 @VanessaCW The novellas do add something to the series so I would give them a try. With the six queens series I am on the last one Catherine Parr. I have started this series yet but it does look good. I met Alison Weir 4 years ago and she was talking about the Anna of Kleve book. It was so good. 1y
VanessaCW @Birdsong28 I will do, thank you. How lovely to meet Alison Weir. Yes, Anna of Kleve was one of the luckier wives! 😄. I‘m looking forward to reading it. 1y
Birdsong28 @VanessaCW If you buy the book that has got all the novella in it you get an extra one that was only published in America in a magazine!! I bought the book version even though I had them all digitally as I thought it was nice to have them all complied together but didn't realise that until I read the introduction to it! 1y
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VanessaCW
Reecaspieces I love this author 1y
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Marmie7
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#kingsandqueensswap @hermyknee Awesome!
1. Henry VIII time period- I'm obsessed with this time period😵
2. Fiction
3a Both!
3b biography- but I'm very picky about which ones I'll read.
3c Drama
4. Both
5. Fight! Team Stark!

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Librarybelle
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I adore reading about Henry VIII, a very neurotic individual. Fun to read about, though I‘d not like to meet him! #NeuroticSociety #FierceFeb

batsy Oh yes! Even in the form of Jonathan Rhys Meyers he was a huge pain 🙄😆 7y
melyndarae I love reading about him too. When I first started The Tudors, I read all the info I could find about him. I love The Other Boleyn Girl. I probably know more about that time than I should lol. 7y
Librarybelle @batsy @melyndarae He‘s a guy you love to hate! But, such a fascinating period! 7y
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DaniRa
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#readjanuary #royals these are books i haven't read yet (still plan to) from back when i was intrigued by the Tudor reign. 👑

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Here's my Fun Friday Photo for @Liberty
I love reading about British history and Shakespeare. Here's just a few of my books!
And yes, that's me and my older sister in the picture.

rachelm Me too! 8y
Dragon Love Allison Weir 8y
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