The children of Henry VIII, Alison Weir
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- Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
- I, Elizabeth, Queen of England, 1533-1603
- Grey, Jane, Lady, 1537-1554
- Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography
- I, Mary, Queen of England, 1516-1558
- VIII, Henry, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Family
- VI, Edward, King of England, 1537-1553
- Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
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The children of Henry VIII, Alison Weir
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [367]-375) and index
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non fiction
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The children of Henry VIII
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bibliography
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Alison Weir
Summary
At his death in 1547, King Henry VIII left four heirs to the English throne: his only son, the nine-year-old Prince Edward; the Lady Mary, the adult daughter of his first wife Katherine of Aragon; the Lady Elizabeth, the teenage daughter of his second wife Anne Boleyn; and his young great-niece, the Lady Jane Grey. In this riveting account Alison Weir paints a unique portrait of these extraordinary rulers, examining their intricate relationships to each other and to history. She traces the tumult that followed Henry's death, from the brief intrigue-filled reigns of the boy king Edward VI and the fragile Lady Jane Grey, to the savagery of "Bloody Mary," and finally the accession of the politically adroit Elizabeth I
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adult
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Children of Henry the 8thChildren of Henry the Eighth
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