![]() Alison Weirs brilliantly entertaining story of life at the Tudor court under each of Henrys wives is already winning rave reviews both. Henrys fourth marriage to Anne of Cleves was arranged from a portrait. ![]() This spellbinding novel explores the life she lived. The new queen was Jane Seymour, a strong-minded matriarch-in-the-making who gave her husband his male heir but died in the process. Jane was driven by the strength of her faith and a belief that she might do some good in a wicked world. ![]() In doing so, can she expose a gentler side to the brutal King?Īcclaimed, bestselling historian Alison Weir draws on new research for her captivating novel, which paints a compelling portrait of Jane and casts fresh light on both traditional and modern perceptions of her. ![]() This new Queen must therefore step out from the shadows cast by Katherine and Anne. She has witnessed at first hand how courtly play can quickly turn to danger and knows she must bear a son. THE WOMAN HAUNTED BY THE FATE OF HER PREDECESSOR.Įleven days after the death of Anne Boleyn, Jane is dressing for her wedding to the King. ‘This six-book series looks likely to become a landmark in historical fiction’ The Times ![]() E ssential reading for fans of Philippa Gregory and Elizabeth Chadwick. ‘This brilliant book is a bombshell! Jane Seymour the shy mouse type? Think again!’ Kate WilliamsĪlison Weir, historian and author of the Sunday Times bestsellers Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen and Anne Boleyn: A King’s Obsession, draws an enthralling portrait of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII’s third queen, as you’ve never seen her before. ![]()
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