Six Tudor Queens: Katheryn Howard, The Tainted Queen

This six-book series looks likely to become a landmark in historical fiction' THE TIMES

'With characteristic verve and stunning period detail, this novel will captivate you and break your heart. Utterly sublime' TRACY BORMAN

Alison Weir, historian and author of the Sunday Times-bestselling Six Tudor Queens series, relates one of the most tragic stories in English history: Katheryn Howard, Henry VIII's fifth queen.

'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' ELIZABETH FREMANTLE

'Alison's sensitively drawn novel will change everyone's preconceptions' SUSAN RONALD

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A NAIVE YOUNG WOMAN AT THE MERCY OF HER AMBITIOUS FAMILY.

At just nineteen, Katheryn Howard is quick to trust and fall in love.

She comes to court. She sings, she dances. She captures the heart of the King.

But Henry knows nothing of Katheryn's past - one that comes back increasingly to haunt her. For those who share her secrets are waiting in the shadows, whispering words of love... and blackmail.

The fifth of Henry's queens. Her story.

Acclaimed, bestselling historian Alison Weir draws on extensive research to recount the tale of a vivacious young woman used by powerful men for their own gain.

HISTORY TELLS US SHE DIED TOO SOON. THIS MESMERISING NOVEL BRINGS HER TO LIFE.

PRAISE FOR THE SIX TUDOR QUEENS SERIES:

'Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life' Guardian

'Alison Weir makes history come alive as no one else' Barbara Erskine

'Well researched and engrossing' Good Housekeeping

'Utterly gripping and endlessly surprising' Tracy Borman

'Hugely enjoyable . . . Alison Weir knows her subject and has a knack for the telling and textural detail' Daily Mail]

Aceasta serie de sase carti pare sa devina un punct de reper in fictiunea istorica ,,THE TIMES" Cu verva caracteristica si detalii uimitoare ale perioadei, acest roman va va captiva si va va frange inima. Complet sublim 'TRACY BORMAN Alison Weir, istoric si autor al seriei de sase Tudor Queens din bestseller-ul Sunday Times, relateaza una dintre cele mai tragice povesti din istoria engleza: Katheryn Howard, a cincea regina a lui Henry VIII.