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Title: Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir ISBN: 0-8021-3683-4 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: April, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.81 (91 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: I'll be reading more Alison Weir!
Comment: Alison Weir has recreated, as best we can 500 years later, the inner workings of the English monarchy. She has done extensive research and shared in her text the conflicting views of various recorded information dealing with Henry and his wives. I found myself frequently turning back to the family trees she had included to check dates, siblings, births, etc. This was an excellent book and I will be looking for the next one, Elizabeth I to read now!
Rating: 5
Summary: fascinating ....
Comment: I found the level of detail in this book simply fascinating. I am not a history buff but found it really interesting to compare my own life with the life of a royal woman in the 1500's. Certainly know which one I would choose! I have also read David Starkey's book on the same subject and found Alison Weir's book to be so much better researched and not at all prejudiced towards her subjects (as flawed as they might have been). I also recommend Alison Weir's "Eleanor of Aquitaine" - different time period but equally fascinating.
Rating: 5
Summary: Enthralling to the layperson
Comment: I picked this book up on a whim. I am, by no means, a history buff. However, through the 600-page epic I became enthralled as a history of PEOPLE came forward, not merely a presentation of FACTS. These names that we've all heard for years--Henry VIII, his various wives, etc--became more than just dates, names, and stereotypes, but actual people. They become 3-dimentional with their strengths empasized as much as their weaknesses. The details of their motives come to light as much as their factual acts. It is a sublime combination of accurate historical fact and exciting storytelling. Ms. Weir has secured another avid reader and learner.
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Title: Children of Henry VIII by Alison Weir ISBN: 0345407865 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 08 July, 1997 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir ISBN: 0345425502 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 05 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Henry VIII : The King and His Court by Alison Weir ISBN: 034543708X Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 29 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Wars of the Roses by Alison Weir ISBN: 0345404335 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 25 June, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Eleanor of Aquitaine : A Life by Alison Weir ISBN: 0345434870 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 03 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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