Katharine of Aragon: The Wives of Henry VIII
by Jean Plaidy | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0609810251 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0609810251 Global Overview for this book
Registered by thegoaliegirl of Vancouver, Washington USA on 11/13/2006
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This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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For the first time in paperback—all three of Jean Plaidy’s Katharine of Aragon novels in one volume.
Legendary historical novelist Jean Plaidy begins her tales of Henry VIII’s queens with the story of his first wife, the Spanish princess Katharine of Aragon.
As a teenager, Katharine leaves her beloved Spain, land of olive groves and soaring cathedrals, for the drab, rainy island of England. There she is married to the king’s eldest son, Arthur, a sickly boy who dies six months after the wedding. Katharine is left a widow who was never truly a wife, lonely in a strange land, with a very bleak future. Her only hope of escape is to marry the king’s second son, Prince Henry, now heir to the throne. Tall, athletic, handsome, a lover of poetry and music, Henry is all that Katharine could want in a husband. But their first son dies and, after many more pregnancies, only one child survives, a daughter. Disappointed by his lack of an heir, Henry’s eye wanders, and he becomes enamored of another woman—a country nobleman’s daughter named Anne Boleyn. When Henry begins searching for ways to put aside his loyal first wife, Katharine must fight to remain Queen of England and to keep the husband she once loved so dearly.
Legendary historical novelist Jean Plaidy begins her tales of Henry VIII’s queens with the story of his first wife, the Spanish princess Katharine of Aragon.
As a teenager, Katharine leaves her beloved Spain, land of olive groves and soaring cathedrals, for the drab, rainy island of England. There she is married to the king’s eldest son, Arthur, a sickly boy who dies six months after the wedding. Katharine is left a widow who was never truly a wife, lonely in a strange land, with a very bleak future. Her only hope of escape is to marry the king’s second son, Prince Henry, now heir to the throne. Tall, athletic, handsome, a lover of poetry and music, Henry is all that Katharine could want in a husband. But their first son dies and, after many more pregnancies, only one child survives, a daughter. Disappointed by his lack of an heir, Henry’s eye wanders, and he becomes enamored of another woman—a country nobleman’s daughter named Anne Boleyn. When Henry begins searching for ways to put aside his loyal first wife, Katharine must fight to remain Queen of England and to keep the husband she once loved so dearly.
I've come to the realization that I'm not really a fan of Jean Plaidy. So I'm making this available and moving it along to someone who will enjoy it more than I will...
Journal Entry 3 by thegoaliegirl at Exchange/Trade, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Released 5 yrs ago (10/9/2018 UTC) at Exchange/Trade, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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at Avalon Lake Little Free Library in Bella Vista, Arkansas USA on Tuesday, August 11, 2020
elizardbreath at Avalon Lake Little Free Library in Bella Vista, Arkansas USA on Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Released 3 yrs ago (8/10/2020 UTC) at Avalon Lake Little Free Library in Bella Vista, Arkansas USA
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