Mistresses of Henry VIIIThe History Press, 26. des. 2010 - 224 sider Seventeen-year-old Henry VIII was 'a youngling, he cares for nothing but girls and hunting.' 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. This book offers an insight into the love life of Henry, and the twelve women who knew the man behind the mask. |
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... brother's widow, the pretty twentythreeyearold Princess Katherine of Aragon. Henry seemed enamoured with his new wife. 1510: The first rumours surfaced of Henry's affairs with other women; in this year a scandal arose from his affair ...
... brother's widow, the pretty twentythreeyearold Princess Katherine of Aragon. Henry seemed enamoured with his new wife. 1510: The first rumours surfaced of Henry's affairs with other women; in this year a scandal arose from his affair ...
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... brother, Prince Arthur, in 1502, and so his father had mollycoddled him, preventing him from mixing freely with the court or participating in the dangerous sports to which he would dedicate much of his adult life. The Spanish envoy, Don ...
... brother, Prince Arthur, in 1502, and so his father had mollycoddled him, preventing him from mixing freely with the court or participating in the dangerous sports to which he would dedicate much of his adult life. The Spanish envoy, Don ...
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... brother. Even though she insisted the marriage had never been consummated, this still made her Henry's sister under church laws, and as such he could not marry her. A papal dispensation had allayed most people's concerns, but this ...
... brother. Even though she insisted the marriage had never been consummated, this still made her Henry's sister under church laws, and as such he could not marry her. A papal dispensation had allayed most people's concerns, but this ...
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... brother's widow. Henry is said to have bragged openly at court about how his wife had been a virgin on their wedding night, which later he dismissed as 'spoke in jest, as a man jesting and feasting says many things which are not true'.9 ...
... brother's widow. Henry is said to have bragged openly at court about how his wife had been a virgin on their wedding night, which later he dismissed as 'spoke in jest, as a man jesting and feasting says many things which are not true'.9 ...
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... But he not only had to keep the king onside; he had also to appease Buckingham, his powerful brotherinlaw. Along with Anne's brother, Henry Stafford, Lord Hastings was part of the king's inner circle of friends. This was a position.
... But he not only had to keep the king onside; he had also to appease Buckingham, his powerful brotherinlaw. Along with Anne's brother, Henry Stafford, Lord Hastings was part of the king's inner circle of friends. This was a position.
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Bastards of the King | |
The Woman in the World That I Value The Most | |
The Year of Three Queens | |
His True Wife | |
I Like Her Not | |
Rose Without a Thorn | |
How Many Wives Will He Have? | |
Queen Katherine the Fourth? | |
Conclusion | |
Bibliography About the Author Copyright | |
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