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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Weir, Alison     Subjects     Henry     History     Biographical fiction     Great Britain     Henry VIII, 1509-1547     Historical fiction     Browse Catalog     by author:      Weir, Alison       by title:      The King's Pleasure:...         MARC Display

The King's Pleasure: A Novel of Henry VIII Hardcover by Weir, Alison Ballantine Books 05/30/2023 Subjects Henry   History   Biographical fiction   Great Britain   Henry VIII, 1509-1547   Historical fiction ISBN:  9780593355060 Requests:  0 Summary:  "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"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Status   Kealakekua Public Library Acquisitions --- On Order in Processing Add Copy to MyList Kihei Public Library Acquisitions --- On Order in Processing Add Copy to MyList Manoa Public Library Acquisitions --- On Order in Processing Add Copy to MyList

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