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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... knew and an intelligent woman could exploit. Henry was quite a catch – he was widely considered to be handsome and charming, the life and soul of the pageant, the feast and the hunt, with his boyish charm and boundless energy. It is ...
... knew and an intelligent woman could exploit. Henry was quite a catch – he was widely considered to be handsome and charming, the life and soul of the pageant, the feast and the hunt, with his boyish charm and boundless energy. It is ...
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... knew, this was likely to include spending time with beautiful women; many of the nobles would have been competing to find him a mistress. One courtier, George Cavendish, described Henry at his accession as 'young, lusty and courageous ...
... knew, this was likely to include spending time with beautiful women; many of the nobles would have been competing to find him a mistress. One courtier, George Cavendish, described Henry at his accession as 'young, lusty and courageous ...
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... knew that the Queen had been vexed with the King, and the King with her, and that the storm went on between them.13 To offend the monarch was a dangerous move, but Buckingham seemed unconcerned. He had never been a close friend of ...
... knew that the Queen had been vexed with the King, and the King with her, and that the storm went on between them.13 To offend the monarch was a dangerous move, but Buckingham seemed unconcerned. He had never been a close friend of ...
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... knew ... the storm [that] went on between them'.14 Katherine should have been aware that husbands, especially royal ones, were unlikely to be faithful, but she was devastated. Her mother, Queen Isabella, had been unhappy about her ...
... knew ... the storm [that] went on between them'.14 Katherine should have been aware that husbands, especially royal ones, were unlikely to be faithful, but she was devastated. Her mother, Queen Isabella, had been unhappy about her ...
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... knew better, Henry was in full control of the country – and who could they now replace him with? By this point, Anne's affair with the king, which had ended around eight years before, was probably just a distant memory to her and her ...
... knew better, Henry was in full control of the country – and who could they now replace him with? By this point, Anne's affair with the king, which had ended around eight years before, was probably just a distant memory to her and her ...
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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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