On the eighth day of Christmas On the Tudor Trail gave to me… the chance to win a copy of ‘The Six Wives & Many Mistresses of Henry VIII’ by Amy Licence.
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Book Description
For a king renowned for his love life, Henry VIII has traditionally been depicted as something of a prude, but the story may have been different for the women who shared his bed. How did they take the leap from courtier to lover, to wife? What was Henry really like as a lover?
Henry’s women were uniquely placed to experience the tension between his chivalric ideals and the lusts of the handsome, tall, athletic king; his first marriage, to Catherine of Aragon, was, on one level, a fairy-tale romance but his affairs with Anne Stafford, Elizabeth Carew and Jane Popincourt undermined it early on. Later, his more established mistresses, Bessie Blount and Mary Boleyn, risked their good names by bearing him illegitimate children. Typical of his time, Henry did not feel that casual liaisons could threaten his marriage, until he met the one woman who held him at arm’s length. The arrival of Anne Boleyn changed everything. Her seductive eyes helped rewrite history. After their passionate marriage turned sour, the king rapidly remarried to Jane Seymour. Her death in childbirth left him alone, without wife or lover, for the first time in decades. In the quest for a new queen, he scoured the courts of Europe, obsessed with the beautiful Christina of Milan, whose rejection of him spurred him into the arms of Anne of Cleves and soon after the lively teenager Catherine Howard. Henry’s final years were spent with the elegant and accomplished widow Catherine Parr, who sacrificed personal pleasure for duty by marrying him while her heart was bestowed elsewhere.
What was it like for these women to share Henry’s bed, bear his children or sit on the English throne? He was a man of great appetites, ready to move heaven and earth for a woman he desired; their experiences need to be readdressed in a frank, modern take on the affairs of his heart. What was it really like to be Mrs Henry VIII?
Read an excerpt from the book here.
Visit Amy’s website here.
Don’t forget to check back tomorrow for your chance to win a copy of ‘The King’s Daughter: A Novel of the First Tudor Queen’ by Sandra Worth.
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Amy Licence has uncovered mistresses, that I did not know about, Anne Stafford, Elizabeth Carew and Jane Popincourt . I would love to hear their stories.Thank you for the giveaway.
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I think I could be happy looking at the beautiful covers of these books. The treasures within are even greater.
I would love to read this book. Was he such a great lover or did the women fall for his power?
Interesting perspective on this subject.
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Oh wow, that book description.
Would love the chance to win! 🙂
Most of my reading has focused on Henry VIII’s children and his queens. I would emit learning more about the other women in Henry’s life and how they may have influenced him.
I would love to read this one….I ca never get enough of Henry VIII and his interesting life!
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Love books about this time in history. Henry VIII was a fascinating figure
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always have loved the six wives 🙂
The more I read about the life of Henry VIII the more I want to read.
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Would love to add this to my collection!
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Henry a prude? He he. This book looks fantastic! I would love to read it!
I agree! What a treat! Another to add to my growing reading list!
Henry’s love life is so fascinating, I’d love to read this book!
Fingers crossed!
The history of Henry VIII and his wives is amazing! I would love to know more!
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Can anything be more interesting than having a little conversation to The six wifes and many mistresses of Henry VIII??! 😉
Such an interesting group of people
I’m always excited to read Amy Licence’s books. This one looks too too good!
Fab! Just what I love to read