Alison Weir
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Henry VIII is risking his marriage and the political strategies of Cardinal Wolsey in his obsession to marry Anne Boleyn, who does not welcome the king's advances and loathes the cardinal for breaking her betrothal to Harry Percy.
Anne is barely a teenager when she is sent from her family's Hever Castle to serve at the royal court of the Netherlands. There, and later in France, Anne thrives. But her powerful family has ambitious plans for her future...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press Large Print
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Catalina, the youngest daughter of Spain's Ferdinand and Isabella, is a coveted prize for a royal marriage -- and Arthur, Prince of Wales, and heir to the English throne, has won her hand. But tragedy strikes and Catalina, now Princess Katherine, is betrothed to the future Henry VIII. She must wait for his coming-of-age, but her patience is rewarded when she becomes Queen of England. The affection between Katherine and Henry is genuine,...