📗 Libro en inglés IN THE SHADOW OF QUEENS : TALES FROM THE TUDOR COURT

HEADLINE - 9781472286284

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Sinopsis de IN THE SHADOW OF QUEENS : TALES FROM THE TUDOR COURT

The complete SIX TUDOR QUEENS short-story collection by acclaimed historian and SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING author, Alison Weir. 'This brilliant series has brought Henry VIII's six wives to life as never before' TRACY BORMAN'Detailed, immaculately researched and convincing' THE TIMES'Lingers long after the last page is turned' ELIZABETH FREMANTLE---Behind every great king stands a queen. And behind every queen, the whole court watches on... Over the years of his reign, six different women took their place beside King Henry VIII of England as his wife and queen. But the real stories of the six Tudor queens belong to those who lived among them. Played out in glittering palaces and whispering courts, these are tales of the people who loved and served these women, and those who lied and betrayed them. Collected together for the first time, In the Shadow of Queens reveals thirteen startling stories from the Tudor court, told by those at the very heart of that world. ALISON WEIR. Groundbreaking truth. Breathtaking fiction. ---PRAISE FOR THE SIX TUDOR QUEENS SERIES:'Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life' Guardian'A tour de force' Susan Ronald'Alison Weir makes history come alive as no one else' Barbara Erskine'Well researched and engrossing' Good Housekeeping'Hugely enjoyable . . . Alison Weir knows her subject and has a knack for the telling and textural detail' Daily Mail

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Editorial: Headline

ISBN: 9781472286284

Idioma: Inglés

Número de páginas: 432
Tiempo de lectura:
8h 56m

Encuadernación: Tapa dura

Fecha de lanzamiento: 01/10/2021

Año de edición: 2021


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Escrito por Alison Weir


Alison Weir nace en Londres y se educa en el City of London School. Se forma como profesora de historia y comienza su carrera en el Civil Service antes de escribir su primer libro, Britain’s Royal Families, en 1989. Desde entonces ha publicado más de una docena de libros de  historia, recibidos siempre con elogios por parte de la crítica y los lectores, entre los que cabe destacar: The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Mary Queen and the Murder of Lord Darnley. Es también autora de novelas históricas como The Lady Elisabeth y The captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine. Ha colaborado con Smithsonian Journeys en Washington, institución para la cual desarrolló un recorrido histórico de los Tudor.
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