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Young and Damned and Fair: The Life and Tragedy of Catherine Howard at the Court of Henry VIII

Young and Damned and Fair: The Life and Tragedy of Catherine Howard at the Court of Henry VIII

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Catherine Howard was born into nobility and married into the royal family, but her career ended with one of the great scandals of Henry VIII's reign. This is a grand tale of the Henrician court in its twilight, a glittering but pernicious sunset during which the king's unstable behavior and his courtiers' labyrinthine deceptions proved fatal to many.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 512 pages
\n Publication date: 11 January 2018
\n Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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Born into nobility and married into the royal family, Catherine Howard was attended every waking hour – secrets were impossible to keep. In this thrilling reappraisal of Henry VIIIs fifth wife, Gareth Russell's history unfurls as if in real time to explain how the queen's career ended with one of the great scandals of Henry's reign. This is a grand tale of the Henrician court in its twilight, a glittering but pernicious sunset during which the king's unstable behavior and his courtiers labyrinthine deceptions proved fatal to many, not just to Catherine Howard.

Catherine Howard was born into nobility and married into the royal family, attending every waking hour. Secrets were impossible to keep, making her life a constant struggle. In this thrilling reappraisal of Henry VIIIs fifth wife, Gareth Russell's history unfolds in real-time, revealing how Catherine's career ended with one of the great scandals of Henry's reign. This is a grand tale of the Henrician court in its twilight, a glittering but pernicious sunset during which the king's unstable behavior and his courtiers' labyrinthine deceptions proved fatal to many, not just Catherine Howard.

Catherine Howard was born into nobility and married into the royal family, attending every waking hour. Secrets were impossible to keep, making her life a constant struggle. In this thrilling reappraisal of Henry VIIIs fifth wife, Gareth Russell's history unfolds in real-time, revealing how Catherine's career ended with one of the great scandals of Henry's reign. This is a grand tale of the Henrician court in its twilight, a glittering but pernicious sunset during which the king's unstable behavior and his courtiers' labyrinthine deceptions proved fatal to many, not just Catherine Howard.

\n Weight: 362g\n
Dimension: 132 x 198 x 35 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780008128289\n \n

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