Catherine Parr

This title presents the turbulent life and loves of Henry VIII's sixth wife. Romantic, chaotic and terrifying, Catherine Parr's life unfolds like a romance novel. Wed at 17 to the grandson of a confirmed lunatic, widowed at 20, Catherine chose a Yorkshire lord twice her age as her second husband. Caught up in the turbulent terrors of the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536, she was captured by northern rebels, held hostage and suffered violence at their hands. Fleeing to the south shortly afterward, Catherine took refuge in the household of the Princess Mary and in the arms of the king's brother-in-law Sir Thomas Seymour. Her employment in Mary's household brought her to the attention of Mary's father, the unpredictable, often-wed Henry VIII. Desperately in love with Seymour, Catherine was forced into marriage with a king whose passion for her could not be hidden and who was determined to make her his queen.

ISBN 075244591X   Pages 352 ISBN13 9780752445915 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher The History Press Ltd   Weight (grammes) 885 Imprint Tempus Publishing Ltd   Published in Stroud Format Hardback   Height (mm) 248 Publication date 01 Feb 2008   Width (mm) 172 DEWEY 942.052092   Spine width (mm) 25 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level General

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