{"product_id":"six-tudor-queens","title":"Six Tudor Queens","description":"'This six-book series looks likely to become a landmark in historical fiction' The Times \n\nAlison 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.\n\n'With characteristic verve and stunning period detail, this novel will captivate you and break your heart. Utterly sublime' TRACY BORMAN\n\n'Conveys the heart-rending pathos of a young woman executed, whose only real crime was her naivete and her desire to be loved... It is a profoundly moving story that lingers long after the last page is turned' \nELIZABETH FREEMANTLE\n\n'Alison's sensitively drawn novel will change everyone's preconceptions' \nSUSAN RONALD\n\n...\n\nA NAIVE YOUNG WOMAN AT THE MERCY OF HER AMBITIOUS FAMILY.\n\nAt just nineteen, Katheryn Howard is quick to trust and fall in love.\n\nShe comes to court. She sings, she dances. She captures the heart of the King. \n\nHenry declares she is his rose without a thorn. But Katheryn has a past of which he knows nothing. It comes back increasingly to haunt her. For those who share her secrets are waiting in the shadows, whispering words of love... and blackmail. \n\nKATHERYN HOWARD\nTHE FIFTH OF HENRY'S QUEENS.\nHER STORY.\n\nAcclaimed, bestselling historian Alison Weir draws on extensive research to recount one of the most tragic tales in English history - that of a lively, sweet but neglected girl, used by powerful men for their own gain. \n\nHistory tells us she died too soon.\nThis mesmerising novel brings her to life. \n\nPRAISE FOR THE SIX TUDOR QUEENS SERIES:\n\n'Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life' Guardian\n\n'Alison Weir makes history come alive as no one else' Barbara Erskine\n\n'Well researched and engrossing' Good Housekeeping\n\n'Utterly gripping and endlessly surprising' Tracy Borman \n\n'Hugely enjoyable . . . Alison Weir knows her subject and has a knack for the telling and textural detail' Daily Mail","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39664635412565,"sku":"9781472227775N","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/aea880d1-5e53-4b64-8a22-9b410391f592.jpg?v=1644272595","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/six-tudor-queens","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}