false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166115514m/10105.jpg 10105 17 Courageous, attractive, romantic, intelligent, Catherine Parr became the sixth wife of Henry VIII. Her story, as Carolly Erickson re-creates it, is page-turning drama: from the splendors of the Field of the Cloth of Gold to the gory last years of the outsize King Henry, when heads rolled and England trembled, Catherine bestrode her destiny and survived to marry her true love.<br>Catherine Parr attracted the king&#8217;s lust and, though much in love with the handsome Thomas Seymour, was thrown into the intrigue-filled snake pit of the royal court. While victims of the king&#8217;s wrath suffered torture and execution, Catherine persevered&#8212;until, at last, she came within the orbit of the royal fury. King Henry toyed with her, first ordering her arrested, then granting her clemency. She managed to evade execution, but she knew that the king had his wandering eye fixed on wife number seven. <br>She was spared by his death and married the attractive but dangerously unbalanced Seymour. Her triumph was shadowed by rivalry with the young Princess Elizabeth, whose lands and influence the lecherous Seymour coveted. Catherine won the contest, but at great cost.<br>In <i>The Last Wife of Henry VIII,</i> critically acclaimed author Carolly Erickson brings this dramatic story of survival and redemption to life. 12842 3 10 1980 The Last Wife of Henry VIII: A Novel total:777|5:126|4:311|3:268|2:62|1:10| 777 2812 1278 156 4 4 false false Sat May 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 10:02:59 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 10:17:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 29 07:35:32 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 29 08:15:50 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 2 false false Thu Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 17:49:04 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 20:56:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Nov 12 13:07:49 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 20 09:06:13 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 11 05:19:25 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 05:19:25 -0700 2009 fic...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 30 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri May 01 16:41:01 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 16:41:31 -0700 2009 The Last Wife of Henry VIII because Barnes and Noble had yet to receive that newest issue of Fangoria Magazine and I did not want to go home. I found myself at a shelf of historical fiction about the wives of kings, a simple endcap with about six books on it. I chose Ericks...more...]]> 2 0 true false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 11:51:17 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 05:35:23 -0700 2009
I've read many books by Erickson about The Tudors. She also wrote an excellent accoun...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 19:42:35 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 23:14:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 08 08:27:41 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 08:34:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 11:37:28 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 11:37:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Jun 17 11:44:51 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 11:47:48 -0700 2009
I read this one in practically one sitting...with breaks for laundry, etc. I am a fan of historical FICTION, and particularly drawn to this era (1500's). I can't say if the book was historically accurate, but it has made me want to learn more about the royal families of ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 08 04:42:52 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 08 04:44:34 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 20:24:38 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 19:08:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 18:53:53 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 18:39:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 12:09:02 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 01:33:09 -0700 2009
Very chatty - like a late night conversation on the verandah and that cannot be bad now can it! This is cram packed with Henry's own poetry and full details on clothes/domestic procedures but if you are looking for an introduction into Henry this would not be good....more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed May 20 23:00:56 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 13:27:24 -0700 2009 this sounds weird, but the consistency of the paper is unpleasant. it's rough but not very thick. with old books the pages are thick, but these pages are thin and for some reason it irks me and distracts me from the content.
i would have liked it if it included...more...]]> 3 2 false false Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Dec 07 12:58:16 -0800 2008 Fri Jul 03 20:10:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 12 05:49:30 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 16 01:07:34 -0700 2009 twice more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 19:06:50 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 17:59:49 -0700 2008 The author took quite abit of license with accepted historical fact-for instance she has her first husband as her age when history shows both of her first 2 husbands as having been older men....more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 25 09:08:35 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 11:10:13 -0700 2008
Here is a woman who grew up around court life due to the fact that her mother was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine of Aragon and her fathe...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=10105