Six Tudor Queens: Katheryn Howard, The Tainted Queen by Alison Weir - ISBN: 9781472227812
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Naive queen’s past haunts her, trapping her in Tudor court intrigue.

Six Tudor Queens: Katheryn Howard, The Tainted Queen

Six Tudor Queens 5

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  • Paperback

    480 pages

  • Release Date

    4 February 2021

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Summary

‘This six-book series looks likely to become a landmark in historical fiction’ The Times

Alison Weir, historian and author of the Sunday Times-bestselling Six Tudor Queens series, relates one of the most tragic stories in English history: Katheryn Howard, Henry VIII’s fifth queen.

‘With characteristic verve and stunning period detail, this novel will captivate you and break your heart. Utterly sublime’ TRACY BORMAN

‘Conveys the heart-rending pathos of…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472227812
ISBN-10:1472227816
Author:Alison Weir
Publisher:Headline Publishing Group
Imprint:Headline Review
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:480
Release Date:4 February 2021
Weight:342g
Dimensions:36mm x 196mm x 45mm
Series:Six Tudor Queens
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Katheryn emerges from the pages of this beautifully realised portrayal as beguiling, vivacious and, in the end, tragically naive …This novel will captivate you and break your heart. Utterly sublime
Weir demonstrates her deep knowledge of the period offering fascinating detail on all aspects of Tudor life…It is a profoundly moving story that lingers long after the last page is turned
Alison’s sensitively drawn novel will change everyone’s preconceptions
This is my favourite of the series
Alison Weir is an expert at weaving together historical detail, political powerplay and the feelings of a naive woman. * Woman & Home *

About The Author

Alison Weir

Alison Weir is the top-selling female historian (and the fifth-bestselling historian overall) in the United Kingdom, and has sold over 3 million books worldwide. She has published nineteen history books, including her most recent non-fiction book, Queens of the Crusades, the second in her England’s Medieval Queens quartet. Alison has also published several historical novels, including Innocent Traitor and The Lady Elizabeth. Katharine Parr: The Sixth Wife is Alison Weir’s eleventh published novel and the final book in the Six Tudor Queens series about the wives of Henry VIII, which was launched in 2016 to great critical acclaim. All five previous novels in the series were Sunday Times bestsellers. Alison is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an honorary life patron of Historic Royal Palaces.

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