The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Synopsis of The Six Wives of Henry VIII

«The Six Wives of Henry VIII» is the biographical guide by Angela Royston and G W O Woodward, published by Pitkin in paperback (26 pages, in English).

The guide examines the story of King Henry VIII and his six wives, from Catherine of Aragon to Catherine Parr, with biographical details and the context of religious change that surrounded their lives. The monarch's obsession with having a male heir marked his succession and the fate of these women, in a court of passions and intrigues.

Part of the Pitkin Biographical series. The British edition was published in 1999 and includes color illustrations and photographs of the Tudor court.

Intended for history students and for those interested in the English monarchy and the Tudor period.