Katherine of Aragon, the true queen : a novel /
Weir, Alison, 1951-
Katherine of Aragon, the true queen : a novel / Alison Weir. - First edition. - 602 pages : genealogical table ; 25 cm. - Six Tudor queens ; book 1. . - Weir, Alison, 1951- author. Six Tudor queens ; book 1. .
"Young Katherine of Aragon, daughter of Spain's powerful monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, was an exquisite prize in the royal marriage market. Golden-haired, sixteen years old, she was sent to England to marry the future king, Arthur, Prince of Wales. But when Arthur died a few months after their wedding, Katherine's bright future was suddenly eclipsed. It took his younger brother Henry VIII eight long years to do the honorable thing and marry her. Their union was briefly happy until Katherine failed to bear a son, and Anne Boleyn caught Henry's eye."--
9781472227485 9781101966488 9781472227515
Catharine, of Aragon, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1485-1536 --Fiction.
England--Court and courtiers--History--16th century--Fiction.
Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603--Fiction.
Great Britain--History--Henry VIII, 1509-1547--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Katherine of Aragon, the true queen : a novel / Alison Weir. - First edition. - 602 pages : genealogical table ; 25 cm. - Six Tudor queens ; book 1. . - Weir, Alison, 1951- author. Six Tudor queens ; book 1. .
"Young Katherine of Aragon, daughter of Spain's powerful monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, was an exquisite prize in the royal marriage market. Golden-haired, sixteen years old, she was sent to England to marry the future king, Arthur, Prince of Wales. But when Arthur died a few months after their wedding, Katherine's bright future was suddenly eclipsed. It took his younger brother Henry VIII eight long years to do the honorable thing and marry her. Their union was briefly happy until Katherine failed to bear a son, and Anne Boleyn caught Henry's eye."--
9781472227485 9781101966488 9781472227515
Catharine, of Aragon, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1485-1536 --Fiction.
England--Court and courtiers--History--16th century--Fiction.
Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603--Fiction.
Great Britain--History--Henry VIII, 1509-1547--Fiction.
Historical fiction.