Mistresses Of Henry Viii

Author : Kelly Hart
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752462516

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The Mistresses of Henry VIII by Kelly Hart Pdf

Seventeen-year-old Henry VIII was 'a youngling, he cares for nothing but girls and hunting.' Over the years, this didn't change much. Henry was considered a demi-god by his subjects, so each woman he chose was someone who had managed to stand out in a crowd of stunning ladies. Looking good was not enough (indeed, many of Henry's lovers were considered unattractive); she had to have something extra special to keep the king's interest. And Henry's women were every bit as intriguing as the man himself. In this book, Henry's mistresses are rescued from obscurity. The sixteenth century was a time of profound changes in religion and society across Europe – and some of Henry's lovers were at the forefront of influencing these events. Kelly Hart gives an excellent insight into the love life of our most popular king, and the twelve women who knew the man behind the mask.

Author : Amy Licence
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445633794

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The Six Wives and Many Mistresses of Henry VIII by Amy Licence Pdf

For a King renowned for his love life, Henry VIII has traditionally been depicted as something of a prude, but the story may have been different for the women who shared his bed. How did they take the leap from courtier to lover, to wife? What was Henry really like as a lover? Henry's women were uniquely placed to experience the tension between his chivalric ideals and the lusts of the handsome, tall, athletic king; his first marriage, to Catherine of Aragon, was on one level a fairy-tale romance, but his affairs with Anne Stafford, Elizabeth Carew and Jane Popincourt undermined it early on. Later, his more established mistresses, Bessie Blount and Mary Boleyn, risked their good names by bearing him illegitimate children. Typical of his time, Henry did not see that casual liaisons might threaten his marriage, until he met the one woman who held him at arm's length. The arrival of Anne Boleyn changed everything. Her seductive eyes helped rewrite history. After their passionate marriage turned sour, the king rapidly remarried to Jane Seymour. Henry was a man of great appetites, ready to move heaven and earth for a woman he desired; Licence readdresses the experiences of his wives and mistresses in this frank, modern take on the affairs of his heart. What was it really like to be Mrs Henry VIII?

Author : Kelly Hart
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752462516

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Mistresses of Henry VIII by Kelly Hart Pdf

Seventeen-year-old Henry VIII was 'a youngling, he cares for nothing but girls and hunting.' Henry was considered a demi-god by his subjects, so each woman he chose was someone who had managed to stand out in a crowd of stunning ladies. This book offers an insight into the love life of Henry, and the twelve women who knew the man behind the mask.

Author : Philippa Jones
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781607652373

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Other Tudors: Henry VIII's Mistresses & Bastards by Philippa Jones Pdf

Forget everything you thought you knew about Henry the Eighth. While Henry VIII has frequently been portrayed as a womanizer, author Philippa Jones reveals a new side to his character. Although he was never faithful, Jones sees him as a serial monogamist: he spent his life in search of a perfect woman, a search that continued even as he lay dying. This book brings together for the first time the 'other women' of King Henry VIII. When he first came to the throne, Henry VIII's mistresses were dalliances, the playthings of a powerful and handsome man. However, when Anne Boleyn disrupted that pattern, ousting Katherine of Aragon to become Henry's wife, a new status quo was established. Suddenly noble families fought to entangle the king with their sisters and daughters; if wives were to be beheaded or divorced so easily, the mistress of the king was in an enviable position. Yet he loved each of his wives and mistresses, he was a romantic who loved being in love, but none of these loves ever fully satisfied him; all were ultimately replaced. "The Other Tudors" examines the extraordinary untold tales of the women who Henry loved but never married, the mistresses who became queens and of his many children, both acknowledged and unacknowledged. Philippa Jones takes us deep into the web of secrets and deception at the Tudor Court and explores another, often unmentioned, side to the King's character.

Author : Elizabeth Norton
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445608020

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Bessie Blount by Elizabeth Norton Pdf

Author : Josephine Wilkinson
Publisher : Amberley Publishing
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781848680890

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Mary Boleyn by Josephine Wilkinson Pdf

The scandalous true story of Mary Boleyn, infamous sister of Anne, and mistress of Henry VIII. Mary Boleyn, 'the infamous other Boleyn girl', began her court career as the mistress of the king of France. Francois I of France would later call her 'The Great Prostitute' and the slur stuck. The bete-noir of her family, Mary was married her off to a minor courtier but it was not long before she caught the eye of Henry VIII and a new affair began. Although a bright star at Henry's court, she was soon eclipsed by her highly spirited and more accomplished sister, Anne, who rapidly took her place in the king's heart. However, the ups and downs of the Boleyn sisters were far from over. Mary would emerge the sole survivor of a family torn apart by lust and ambition, and it is in Mary and her progeny that the Boleyn legacy rests.

Author : Alison Weir
Publisher : Random House
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781446449097

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The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir Pdf

One of the most powerful monarchs in British history, Henry VIII ruled England in unprecedented splendour. In this remarkable composite biography, Alison Weir brings Henry's six wives vividly to life, revealing each as a distinct and compelling personality in her own right. Drawing upon the rich fund of documentary material from the Tudor period, The Six Wives of Henry VIII shows us a court where personal needs frequently influenced public events and where a life of gorgeously ritualised pleasure was shot through with ambition, treason and violence. 'At last we have the truth about Henry VIII's wives. This book is as reliable and scholarly as it is readable' Evening Standard

Author : Philippa Jones
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781607657675

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The Other Tudors by Philippa Jones Pdf

This book brings together for the first time the 'other women' of King Henry VIII, and takes us deep into the web of secrets and deception at the Tudor Court.

Author : Alison Weir
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography
ISBN : 9780345521330

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Mary Boleyn by Alison Weir Pdf

Presents a historical profile of Henry VIII's mistress and the sister of Anne Boleyn, examining her affair with Francis I of France, rise and fall in the Tudor court, and obscure later years after she married for love.

Author : Diane Haeger
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101478905

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The Queen's Rival by Diane Haeger Pdf

From the author of The Queen's Mistake comes the untold story of King Henry VIII's first well-known mistress. As the beautiful daughter of courtiers, Elizabeth "Bessie" Blount is overjoyed when she secures a position as maid of honor to Katherine of Aragon. But when she captures the attention of the king himself, there are whispers that the queen ought to be worried for her throne. When Bess gives birth to a healthy son the whispers become a roar. But soon the infamous Boleyn girls come to court and Henry's love for her begins to fade. Now, Bess must turn to her trusted friend, the illegitimate son of Cardinal Wolsey, to help her move beyond life as the queen's rival...

Author : Karen Harper
Publisher : Broadway Books
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307237903

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The Last Boleyn by Karen Harper Pdf

Henry is generally well-behaved, but he is occasionally arrogant and vain. Henry is at heart a hard worker, but his frequent bouts of illness hinder his work.

Author : Philippa Gregory
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781416560609

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The Other Boleyn Girl (Movie Tie-In) by Philippa Gregory Pdf

The daughters of a ruthlessly ambitious family, Mary and Anne Boleyn are sent to the court of Henry VIII to attract the attention of the king, who first takes Mary as his mistress, in which role she bears him an illegitimate son, and then Anne as his wife. Reprint. 250,000 first printing. (A Columbia Pictures film, written by Peter Morgan, directed by Justin Chadwick, releasing Fall 2007, starring Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana, and others) (Historical Fiction)

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Hal Leonard
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781705103920

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Six: The Musical - Vocal Selections by Anonim Pdf

(Vocal Selections). Six has received rave reviews around the world for its modern take on the stories of the six wives of Henry VIII and it's finally opening on Broadway! From Tudor queens to pop princesses, the six wives take the mic to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an exuberant celebration of 21st century girl power! Songs include: All You Wanna Do * Don't Lose Ur Head * Ex-Wives * Get Down * Haus of Holbein * Heart of Stone * I Don't Need Your Love * No Way * Six.

Author : Leslie Carroll
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781440634772

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Royal Affairs by Leslie Carroll Pdf

A funny, raucous, and delightfully dirty history of 1,000 years of bedroom-hopping secrets and scandals of Britain's royals. Insatiable kings, lecherous queens, kissing cousins, and wanton consorts-history has never been so much fun. Royal unions have always been the stuff of scintillating gossip, from the passionate Plantagenets to Henry VIII's alarming head count of wives and mistresses, to the Sapphic crushes of Mary and Anne Stuart right on up through the scandal-blighted coupling of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Thrown into loveless, arranged marriages for political and economic gain, many royals were driven to indulge their pleasures outside the marital bed, engaging in delicious flirtations, lurid love letters, and rampant sex with voluptuous and willing partners. This nearly pathological lust made for some of the most titillating scandals in Great Britain's history. Hardly harmless, these affairs have disrupted dynastic alliances, endangered lives, and most of all, fed the salacious curiosity of the public for centuries. Royal Affairs will satiate that curiosity by bringing this arousing history alive.

Author : Elizabeth Norton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1445634139

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Bessie Blount by Elizabeth Norton Pdf