![]() ![]() This mesmerising novel brings her to life. For those who share her secrets are waiting in the shadows, whispering words of love… and blackmail.Īcclaimed, bestselling historian Alison Weir draws on extensive research to recount one of the most tragic tales in English history – that of a lively, sweet but neglected girl, used by powerful men for their own gain. But Katheryn has a past of which he knows nothing. Henry declares she is his rose without a thorn. ![]() ‘Alison’s sensitively drawn novel will change everyone’s preconceptions’Ī NAIVE YOUNG WOMAN AT THE MERCY OF HER AMBITIOUS FAMILY.Īt just nineteen, Katheryn Howard is quick to trust and fall in love. ![]() ‘Conveys the heart-rending pathos of a young woman executed, whose only real crime was her naïveté and her desire to be loved… It is a profoundly moving story that lingers long after the last page is turned’ ‘With characteristic verve and stunning period detail, this novel will captivate you and break your heart. She was the daughter of Lord Edmund Howard and Joyce Culpeper, a cousin to Anne Boleyn (the second wife of Henry VIII), and the niece of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. ‘This six-book series looks likely to become a landmark in historical fiction’ The TimesĪlison Weir, historian and author of the Sunday Times- bestselling Six Tudor Queen s series, relates one of the most tragic stories in English history: Katheryn Howard, Henry VIII’s fifth queen. 1524 13 February 1542), also spelt Katheryn Howard, was Queen of England from 1540 until 1541 as the fifth wife of Henry VIII. ![]()
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