| The Six Wives of Henry VIII | 
 enlarge | Author: Alison Weir
Publisher: Vintage
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 924
Media: Paperback
Pages: 656
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.1 x 1.9
ISBN: 0099523620
EAN: 9780099523628
ASIN: 0099523620
Publication Date: November 22, 2007
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excellent historical read October 16, 2008
This book is very informative and incredibly interesting, from the second i picked it up I was unable to put it down! Alison Weir has a brilliant way of laying down all the facts and explaining which are more reliable accounts of what happened to each of Henry VIII wives. The way Alison Weir writes makes this book accessible to anyone and i reccomend it as a must read for everyone.
I find most interesting how the people of the courts lives are en-twined and how one person actions became the downfall of others. The book also gives you a strong sense on the life of a queen and in respect of how difficult it actually would have been! Being any of henry VIII wifes was no means an easy task!
Excellent!!! if your reading this review now i hope you've already clicked the add to basket button!!!
Brings the Tudors to life October 11, 2008
After watching the TV series the Tudors. I was interested in finding out more about the real events. This book is fantastic I couldn't put it down and will be buying more books by Alison Weir.
Excellent August 12, 2008
An extremely readable book. The author gives a wonderfully real picture of the wives and the King and why the various relationships ultimately ended. History comes alive in this book and I can't pay a higher compliment than that.
very enlightning very hard to put down July 18, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was very impressed by this book, after reading 'The other Boleyn girl' my appetite for reading up on my history was wettened. This book is a real eye opener for how England used to be and what the people of court were required to do in their day to day lives and what they grew to fear. It shows us what an insecure man Henry was and how the people who he surrounded himself with influenced and manipulated him turning him from a man who was seemingly nice to a feared man, however it shows us that even then he was much loved by most. It explores how Henry could be ruthless in pursuing what he wanted and in a cruel way but then he was easily distracted and if things did not please him he was quick to and with no conscience to rid himself of the things that stood in his way with no back glance. It shows us how Henrys wives modelled the king and what each of them offered him. A true insight to years lived long ago.
 Informative & intriguing April 28, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I must admit I didn't know it would be a biography-style book when I bought it, but it also had aspects of a story in it which made it a good read.
I liked the way the book progressed from one wife to another and particularly liked the way the book was divided into parts and chapters which seemed to produce a sound organisation and clear, easy navigation of the book not only as a fictional read but also as a reference book.
Alison Weir is clearly a very dedicated historian writer. Facts and fiction carefully fused together and arguments sorted out (paintings and portrait descriptions were argued very well). I liked the way she sometimes brings the 21st century into her writing, explaining for example, what remains today of the palaces and houses of Henry VIII and the burial sites of the monarchs. Very interesting stuff.
All in all, i enjoyed reading it although in future may stick to Alison's fiction.
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