{"product_id":"the-kings-pleasure-a-novel-of-henry-viii-hardcover","title":"The King's Pleasure: A Novel of Henry VIII - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlison Weir\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this extraordinary historical novel, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author hailed as \"the finest historian of English monarchical succession writing\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e) explores the private side of the legendary King Henry VIII and his dramatic and brutal reign. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A delightful yarn . . . an all-around fun read about a king and a cad.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving completed her Six Tudor Queens series of novels on the wives of Henry VIII--extensively researched and written from each queen's point of view--Alison Weir now gives Henry himself a voice, telling the story of his remarkable thirty-six-year reign and his six marriages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung 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 autocrat. His reign is remembered as one of dangerous intrigue and bloodshed--and yet the truth is far more complex. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe King's Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e 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 need 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. To his contemporaries, Henry was a great king, a legend in his own lifetime. And he left an extraordinary legacy--a modern Britain.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Weir\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last White Rose\u003c\/i\u003e and the novels in the Six Tudor Queens series: \u003ci\u003eKatharine Parr, The Sixth Wife\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eKatheryn Howard, The Scandalous Queen; Anna of Kleve, The Princess in the Portrait; Jane Seymour, The Haunted Queen; Anne Boleyn, A King's Obsession; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eKatherine of Aragon, The True Queen, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as numerous earlier novels\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e She has also written historical biographies that include \u003ci\u003eQueens of the Age of Chivalry; Queens of the Crusades; Queens of the Conquest; The Lost Tudor Princess, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Elizabeth of York.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in Surrey, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.97 x 9.29 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45815162372293,"sku":"9780593355060","price":38.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/bABnqUFgZh9780593355060.webp?v=1781251273","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-kings-pleasure-a-novel-of-henry-viii-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}