The king's pleasure : a novel of Henry VIII
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New York, N.Y. : Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023.
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First edition.
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593 pages ; 24 cm.
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LC Subjects
Beheading -- Drama -- Queens
Biographical fiction
Church -- Church of England Founded
Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Fiction.
Henry -- VIII, -- King of England, -- 1491-1547 -- Fiction.
Historical fiction
Kings and rulers -- Historical fiction
Marriages of royalty and nobility -- Drama
Popes -- Drama -- Division
Queens -- Drama -- England
Revolutions -- Historical fiction
Wives -- Royality
Biographical fiction
Church -- Church of England Founded
Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Fiction.
Henry -- VIII, -- King of England, -- 1491-1547 -- Fiction.
Historical fiction
Kings and rulers -- Historical fiction
Marriages of royalty and nobility -- Drama
Popes -- Drama -- Division
Queens -- Drama -- England
Revolutions -- Historical fiction
Wives -- Royality
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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"Young Henry began his rule as a magnificent and chivalrous Renaissance prince who embodied every virtue. He had all the qualities to make a triumph of his kingship, yet we remember only the violence. Henry famously broke with the Pope, founding the Church of England and launching a religious revolution that divided his kingdom. He beheaded two of his wives and cast aside two others. He died a suspicious, obese, disease-riddled tyrant, old before his time. His reign is remembered as one of dangerous intrigue and bloodshed-and yet the truth is far more complex. The King's Pleasure brings to life the idealistic monarch who expanded Parliament, founded the Royal Navy, modernized medical training, composed music and poetry, and patronized the arts. A passionate man in search of true love, he was stymied by the imperative to produce a male heir, as much a victim of circumstance as his unhappy wives. Had fate been kinder to him, the history of England would have been very different. Here is the story of the private man. To his contemporaries, he was a great king, a legend in his own lifetime. And he left an extraordinary legacy--a modern Britain"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Weir, A. (2023). The king's pleasure: a novel of Henry VIII (First edition.). Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Weir, Alison, 1951-. 2023. The King's Pleasure: A Novel of Henry VIII. Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Weir, Alison, 1951-. The King's Pleasure: A Novel of Henry VIII Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Weir, Alison. The King's Pleasure: A Novel of Henry VIII First edition., Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023.
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