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The Children of England: Heirs of King Henry VIII by: Alison Weir List Price: £8.99 Price: £7.55 You Save: £1.44 (16%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780712673198 ISBN: 0712673199 Label: Pimlico Manufacturer: Pimlico Number Of Pages: 400 Publication Date: March 06, 1997 Publisher: Pimlico Studio: Pimlico Sales Rank: 82781 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - A pager turnerI thought this book would be an interesting history, but it turned into a real page turner, even though I knew the ending. The best book I have read on the Tudors, bringing the complex political issues into an easily understandably context with dumbing down the history. If you want an exciting overview of this period read it and enjoy. Rating: - Enlightens A Fascinating Period Of English HistoryI had previously found the Tudor age rather complicated and a little vague due to the complexed nature of Henry VIII's numerous wives and children.I started to read this book and became absorbed in the intrigue of this period of Tudor England. It provides in depth details of Henry's children and the profound effect their individual lives would have on the political and social developments of the Kingdoms they ruled, be it long or short. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the Tudor period and which leads to arguably the greatest sovereign in Elizabeth I that this country has seen. Rating: - Very enjoyable and enlightening read on the subjectThis book was very good in tackling subjects which usually get dealt with as a chapter in a book on the individuals. As someone who finds the period fascinating, it was academic enough not to be boring if you know a fair amount about the main characters, but not daunting if you dont. Alison Weir puts the chronology together well, and examines the four characters relationship with each other, how those relationships were manipulated or affected by those into whose care they were entrusted, and their motivations in the actions they took. She also takes a great deal of care in the detail - for example in trying to make a modern diagnosis of the ailments suffered by the characters, and in particular those suffered by Mary in her desire to bear ... Read More: Rating:  - Henry's missing heirsAlison Weir's preface describes this book as 'a chronicle of the personal lives of four English sovereigns': Edward VI, Jane Grey, Mary I and Elizabeth I. She supplies a useful introductory chapter, sketching the early years of Henry's three surviving children, the offspring of Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, and Jane Seymour, from birth until the death of their father in January 1547. At this point, the point at which Weir's "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" ended, the author takes up the story of the House of Tudor until the accession of Elizabeth in 1558. Weir uses a huge variety of primary and secondary source material to produce a panoramic pen-portrait, often vibrant, on occasion softer in hew, of the four monarchs and their ... Read More: Rating: - FantasticAnother brilliant book by Alison Weir. Really sheds light on the reign of Mary I |
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