Other Tudors: Henry VIII's Mistresses & Bastards - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Other Tudors: Henry VIII's Mistresses & Bastards write by Philippa Jones. This book was released on 2017-03-07. Other Tudors: Henry VIII's Mistresses & Bastards available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Forget everything you thought you knew about Henry the Eighth. While Henry VIII has frequently been portrayed as a womanizer, author Philippa Jones reveals a new side to his character. Although he was never faithful, Jones sees him as a serial monogamist: he spent his life in search of a perfect woman, a search that continued even as he lay dying. This book brings together for the first time the 'other women' of King Henry VIII. When he first came to the throne, Henry VIII's mistresses were dalliances, the playthings of a powerful and handsome man. However, when Anne Boleyn disrupted that pattern, ousting Katherine of Aragon to become Henry's wife, a new status quo was established. Suddenly noble families fought to entangle the king with their sisters and daughters; if wives were to be beheaded or divorced so easily, the mistress of the king was in an enviable position. Yet he loved each of his wives and mistresses, he was a romantic who loved being in love, but none of these loves ever fully satisfied him; all were ultimately replaced. "The Other Tudors" examines the extraordinary untold tales of the women who Henry loved but never married, the mistresses who became queens and of his many children, both acknowledged and unacknowledged. Philippa Jones takes us deep into the web of secrets and deception at the Tudor Court and explores another, often unmentioned, side to the King's character.
The Other Tudors
The Other Tudors - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Other Tudors write by Philippa Jones. This book was released on 2017-03-07. The Other Tudors available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book brings together for the first time the 'other women' of King Henry VIII, and takes us deep into the web of secrets and deception at the Tudor Court.
The Mistresses of Henry VIII
The Mistresses of Henry VIII - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Mistresses of Henry VIII write by Kelly Hart. This book was released on 2010-12-26. The Mistresses of Henry VIII available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Seventeen-year-old Henry VIII was 'a youngling, he cares for nothing but girls and hunting.' Over the years, this didn't change much. Henry was considered a demi-god by his subjects, so each woman he chose was someone who had managed to stand out in a crowd of stunning ladies. Looking good was not enough (indeed, many of Henry's lovers were considered unattractive); she had to have something extra special to keep the king's interest. And Henry's women were every bit as intriguing as the man himself. In this book, Henry's mistresses are rescued from obscurity. The sixteenth century was a time of profound changes in religion and society across Europe – and some of Henry's lovers were at the forefront of influencing these events. Kelly Hart gives an excellent insight into the love life of our most popular king, and the twelve women who knew the man behind the mask.
Bessie Blount
Bessie Blount - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Bessie Blount write by Elizabeth Norton. This book was released on 2011-11-15. Bessie Blount available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Beautiful, young, exuberant, the amazing life of Henry VIII's mistress and mother to his first son who came tantalizingly close to succeeding him as King Henry IX.
Lady Katherine Knollys
Lady Katherine Knollys - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lady Katherine Knollys write by Sarah-Beth Watkins. This book was released on 2015-01-30. Lady Katherine Knollys available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Katherine Knollys was Mary Boleyn's first child, born in 1524 when Mary was having an affair with King Henry VIII. Katherine spent her life unacknowledged as the king's daughter, yet she was given prime appointments at court as maid of honour to both Anne of Cleves and Katherine Howard. She married Francis Knollys when she was 16 and went on to become mother to many successful men and women at court including Lettice Knollys who created a scandal when she married Sir Robert Dudley, the queen's favourite. This fascinating book studies Katherine's life and times, including her intriguing relationship with Elizabeth I.
