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Book Synopsis

Discover more about the six queens who changed history! Perfect for young history enthusiasts, Lydia Monks brings to life the six queens of Henry VIII in spectacular, fully-illustrated style. Includes a foreword from Tudor historian, author and broadcaster Suzannah Lipscomb.

Everyone knows the rhyme: divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. But how much do you know about the women behind it? From loyal and devout Katherine of Aragon to the elegant Anne Boleyn, through to the scholar and survivor: Catherine Parr, learn all about six fascinating women with one thing in common: a difficult husband.

Our Review Panel says...

This is a beautifully illustrated book, as you would expect from Lydia Monks. Unlike so many other books out there about the wives of Henry VIII, this one features the skills and accomplishments of each of the wives, so they are not simply remembered by the old rhyme of ‘divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.’

Each wife is given around 10 dedicated pages to their story. Explaining clearly how they came to marry the King, the things they achieved while married to him (and after for the survivors), with a mixture of small, appealing fact boxes and more detailed paragraphs about different aspects of their life and marriage.

This is an easy Tudor-themed read which could be devoured in one sitting or revisited time and again.