The complete SIX TUDOR QUEENS series short-story collection by acclaimed historian and Sunday Times bestselling author, Alison Weir.Katheryn emerges from the pages of this
beautifully realised portrayal as beguiling, vivacious and, in the end, tragically naive . . .This novel will
captivate you and
break your heart.
Utterly sublimeFor the first time I felt as though, thanks to
Alison's skilful writing and storytelling, I came to "know" Katharine. The book is
utterly exceptional and
beautifully crafted, with a keen eye for detail -
solid gold for Tudor history loversThis
brilliant series has brought Henry VIII's six wives to life as never before, and with
Katharine Parr Alison Weir has saved the best until last. With
stunning period detail and compelling drama throughout, Katharine emerges as a woman far ahead of her time: fiercely intelligent, courageous, passionate and inspiring, charting a course through the deadly waters of the Tudor court.
This novel will enthrall and inspire, just as much as it will break your heart.Weir demonstrates her deep knowledge of the period offering
fascinating detail on all aspects of Tudor life. . .It is a
profoundly moving story that
lingers long after the last page is turnedAlison's
sensitively drawn novel will change everyone's preconceptions
This is my favourite of the series
Alison Weir is a bestselling historical novelist of Tudor fiction, and the leading female historian in the United Kingdom. She has published more than thirty books, including many leading works of non-fiction, and has sold over three million copies worldwide.
Her novels include the Tudor Rose trilogy, which spans three generations of history's most iconic family - the Tudors, and the highly acclaimed Six Tudor Queens series about the wives of Henry VIII, all of which were Sunday Times bestsellers.
Alison is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an honorary life patron of Historic Royal Palaces.