Research Catalog

Title

The taming of the queen / Philippa Gregory.

Author

Gregory, Philippa

Publication

New York : Touchstone, 2015.

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Details

Description

450 pages; 25 cm

Summary

Kateryn Parr, a thirty-year-old widow in a secret affair with a new lover, has no choice when a man old enough to be her father who has buried four wives -- King Henry VIII -- commands her to marry him. Kateryn has no doubt about the danger she faces: the previous queen lasted sixteen months, the one before barely half a year. But Henry adores his new bride and Kateryn's trust in him grows as she unites the royal family, creates a radical study circle at the heart of the court, and rules the kingdom as regent. But is this enough to keep her safe? A leader of religious reform and a published author, Kateryn stands out as an independent woman with a mind of her own. But she cannot save the Protestants, under threat for their faith, and Henry's dangerous gaze turns on her. The traditional churchmen and rivals for power accuse her of heresy -- the punishment is death by fire and the king's name is on the warrant.

Subject

• Catharine Parr, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1512-1548 > Fiction
• Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 > Fiction
• Catharine Parr, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1512-1548
• Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
• 1509-1547
• Queens > England > Fiction
• Queens
• Great Britain > History > Henry VIII, 1509-1547 > Fiction
• England
• Great Britain

Genre/Form

• Biographical fiction
• Historical fiction
• Fiction
• History
• Fiction.
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

ISBN

• 9781476758794 (hardcover)
• 1476758794 (hardcover)
• 9781476758817 (softcover)
• 1476758816 (softcover)
• 9781476758824 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
• 1476758824 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

^^2015018375

OCLC

• 910073211
• SCSB-11677401

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library