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22) Brazen
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
Mary Howard, always in the shadow of her powerful family, marries Henry VIII's illegitimate son Fitz, but their carefree life unravels as Queen Anne Boleyn falls out of favor and they're implicated in horrible rumors.
23) The Queen's lady
Author
Series
Thornleigh novels volume 1
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
In the tradition of bestselling author Philippa Gregory comes a spellbinding, unforgettable historical novel set in the court of King Henry VIII.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Based on new research, this history of Henry VIII's courtship, short union, and brutal execution of Anne Boleyn provides dispels previously held myths about Boleyn's role in the marriage.
Henry VIII's obsessive desire for Anne Boleyn changed him--and his country--forever. Guy and Fox set the facts--and some complete new finds-- into an appreciation of his misunderstood and underestimated women. They explore how Anne organized her "side" on the royal...
26) Sovereign
Author
Series
Matthew Shardlake novels volume 3
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
This third Shardlake novel is set in the autumn of 1541, during the reign of Henry VIII. This time Matthew Shardlake is faced with the most terrifying fate of the age: imprisonment in the Tower of London.
27) VIII
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Hal, a young man of extraordinary talents--skill on the battlefield, sharp intelligence, and virtue--believes he's destined for greatness but, haunted by his family's violent past, embarks on a journey that leads to absolute power and brings him face to face with his demons as he grows to become Henry VIII.
Author
Series
Tudor novels (Philippa Gregory) volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two sisters competing for the greatest prize: the love of a king. When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of Henry VIII. Dazzled by the king, Mary falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing role as unofficial queen. However, she soon realizes just how much she is a pawn in her family's ambitious plots as the king's interest begins to wane and she is forced to step aside for her best friend...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Porter (The Myth of "Bloody Mary") claims Elizabeth I's education, religious beliefs, and consciousness of personal image owed much to her loving stepmother. Rich, perceptive, nuanced and creative, this first full-scale biography gives one of Britain's best but least-known queens her due.
32) Dark fire
Author
Series
Matthew Shardlake novels volume 2
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
When a friend's niece is charged with murder and threatened with torture for her refusal to speak, 1540 lawyer Matthew Shardlake is granted a reprieve to investigate the case if he will also accept a dangerous assignment to find a legendary weapon.
Author
Publisher
Little A
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Anne Boleyn has been sold to us as a dark figure, a scheming seductress who bewitched Henry VIII into divorcing his queen and his church in an unprecedented display of passion. Quite the tragic love story, right? Wrong. In this expose, Hayley Nolan explores for the first time the full, uncensored evidence of Anne Boleyn's life and relationship with Henry VIII, revealing the shocking suppression of a powerful woman.
35) Gilt
Author
Series
Royal circle volume 1
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
In 1539, Kitty Tylney and her best friend Cat Howard--the audacious, self-proclaimed "Queen of Misrule"--both servants to the Duchess of Norfolk, move to the court of King Henry VIII, who fancies Cat, and when Cat becomes queen, Kitty must learn to navigate the complexities and dangers of the royal court.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Exposes the inner sanctum of court life during the reign of Henry VIII through the eyes and ears of Jane Boleyn, wife of George Boleyn and sister-in-law to Queen Anne Boleyn. Jane emerges as a courageous spirit, a modern woman forced by circumstances to fend for herself in a privileged but vicious world.--From source other than Library of Congress.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Mainly remembered for his six marriages and his self-appointment as the "Supreme Head of the Church of England," Henry VIII was also attractive, educated, and athletic. When Henry Tudor ascended to the English thrown at the age of 17, his reign looked promising. But by the time of his death in 1547, King Henry VIII was characterized as an extremely egotistical, harsh, and insecure king.
Author
Series
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
Sir Thomas More-the brilliant nobleman, lawyer, humanist, author of such works as Utopia-was a long-time friend and favorite of Henry VIII, ascending to the position of Lord Chancellor in 1529. Yet he was also a staunch Catholic, and when Henry broke with the Church in 1531 after the Pope had refused to grant him a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, More resigned the Chancellorship. In 1534, Parliament passed a bill requiring all subjects to take an...
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