THE SIX WIVES OF KING HENRY VIII Paul Rival
Cena: 29,81 zł
BOOK CLUB ASSOCIATES LONDON 1971, str. 344, stan db- (przykurzona podniszczona obwoluta)
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Henry VIII 's six wives have Iain too long in the shadow of his own awe-inspiring personality. In this timely re-issue of his famous book, Paul Rival, with Gallic elegance and wit, brings the queens to the centre of the stage. These six unfortunate women cannot fail to capture the reader's sympathy as they use all their feminine wiles to ward off Henry's black rages and capricious moods. Sometimes they fail, as Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard did, with tragic results; their worst mistake was in ever marrying the ogre. Henry was never a man to mince words; when he first set eyes on his dumpy German bride, Anne of Cleves, he broke out into a cold sweat, and bellowed 'She's frightful! I have been deceived.' Only once—with little, plain Jane Seymour—did he ever show true affection to his spouse.
Continued on back flap
Paul Rival has woven a colourful and entertaining Tudor tapestry around Henry's six wives; here recreated is his court in all its splendour and cruelty. The villains of the piece are the slippery politicians like Cromwell and Cranmer who play the courtly game of intrigue for the highest stakes—their own heads. As for the queens, one can only pity their plight.
CONTENTS
I The Infanta Catherine of At agon (1485-1501)
II A Puny Prince and a King with a Cough (1501-1509)
III The Crown, The Flute, and The Conjugal Bed (1509-1512)
IV The Pleasures of War (1512-1515)
V A Too Impressive Neighbour (1515-1520)
VI Two Flowers on One Stem (152O-I523)
VII Feminine Cunning versus Priestly Wiles (1523-1 528)
VIII Wolsey's Last Struggles (1528-1 530)
IX The Glamour of The Crown (1530-1 533)
X The Fumes of Blood (1533-1 536)
XI The Sword (1536)
XII The Simple Pleasures of Domesticity (1536-1531)
XIII From Shadows to Reality (1531-1540)
XIV The Howard Rose-tree Blooms Again (1540)
XV The Rose Without a Thorn (1540-1542)
X VI Twilight (1542-1 541)
Język angielski
ISBN
Henry VIII 's six wives have Iain too long in the shadow of his own awe-inspiring personality. In this timely re-issue of his famous book, Paul Rival, with Gallic elegance and wit, brings the queens to the centre of the stage. These six unfortunate women cannot fail to capture the reader's sympathy as they use all their feminine wiles to ward off Henry's black rages and capricious moods. Sometimes they fail, as Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard did, with tragic results; their worst mistake was in ever marrying the ogre. Henry was never a man to mince words; when he first set eyes on his dumpy German bride, Anne of Cleves, he broke out into a cold sweat, and bellowed 'She's frightful! I have been deceived.' Only once—with little, plain Jane Seymour—did he ever show true affection to his spouse.
Continued on back flap
Paul Rival has woven a colourful and entertaining Tudor tapestry around Henry's six wives; here recreated is his court in all its splendour and cruelty. The villains of the piece are the slippery politicians like Cromwell and Cranmer who play the courtly game of intrigue for the highest stakes—their own heads. As for the queens, one can only pity their plight.
CONTENTS
I The Infanta Catherine of At agon (1485-1501)
II A Puny Prince and a King with a Cough (1501-1509)
III The Crown, The Flute, and The Conjugal Bed (1509-1512)
IV The Pleasures of War (1512-1515)
V A Too Impressive Neighbour (1515-1520)
VI Two Flowers on One Stem (152O-I523)
VII Feminine Cunning versus Priestly Wiles (1523-1 528)
VIII Wolsey's Last Struggles (1528-1 530)
IX The Glamour of The Crown (1530-1 533)
X The Fumes of Blood (1533-1 536)
XI The Sword (1536)
XII The Simple Pleasures of Domesticity (1536-1531)
XIII From Shadows to Reality (1531-1540)
XIV The Howard Rose-tree Blooms Again (1540)
XV The Rose Without a Thorn (1540-1542)
X VI Twilight (1542-1 541)
Język angielski