Henry VIIIs Wives History in an Hou..., Julie Wheeler
Henry VIIIs Wives History in an Hou..., Julie Wheeler
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Henry VIII's Wives: History in an Hour

Author: Julie Wheeler

Narrator: Jonathan Keeble

Unabridged: 1 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/03/2013


Synopsis

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. In his ambition to provide a male heir to the throne, Henry VIII married six times. Divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, caused England’s break from the Catholic church in Rome. He went on to divorce Anne of Cleves and behead Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard for infidelities. Jane Seymour died and Catherine Parr survived Henry. Henry VIII’s Wives in an Hour will introduce you to these six entirely diverse and captivating personalities and the events that propelled them to their individual fates. You will learn which wife had what impact on Henry and England and understand why Henry and his six wives form the most popular period of Tudor history. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour…

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dr. Appu on January 21, 2023

The Henry VIII is famously or rather infamously known for his six marriages. Why should a man marry six ladies? For male heir? For love? For pleasure? Whatever was the reason, it is never justifiable. Just think about the abysmal despair these ladies had to go through due to their husbands skylarkin......more

Goodreads review by PollyAnna on January 26, 2013

Concise. Clear-cut. Straight to the point. No opinions or outside commentary. Just a basic telling of the 6 wives of Henry VIII. Still, very interesting, at least it is to me. I'm fascinated by all of this. The one part that always confuses me and makes so me upset is how so many of the women have s......more


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‘If the past is a foreign country, History in an Hour is like a high-class tour operator, offering delightfully enjoyable short breaks in the rich and diverse continent of our shared past’ Dominic Sandbrook ‘The practice of History is ever-evolving, and the History In An Hour idea brings it back up to date for the digital age’ Andrew Roberts, Bookseller ‘This is genius’ MacWorld.com