The Fifth Queen - A Novel of the Court of Henry VIII

Ford Madox Ford’s novel about the doomed Katharine Howard, fifth queen of Henry VIII, is a neglected masterpiece. Kat Howard--intelligent, beautiful, naively outspoken, and passionately idealistic--catches the eye of Henry VIII and improbably becomes his fifth wife. A teenager who has grown up far from court, she is wholly unused to the corruption and intrigue that now surround her. It is a time of great upheaval, as unscrupulous courtiers maneuver for power while religious fanatics--both Protestant and Catholic--fight bitterly for their competing beliefs. Soon Katharine is drawn into a perilous showdown with Thomas Cromwell, the much-feared Lord Privy Seal, as her growing influence over the King begins to threaten too many powerful interests. Originally published in three parts ( The Fifth Queen, Privy Seal, and The Fifth Queen Crowned ), Ford’s novel serves up both a breathtakingly visual evocation of the Tudor world and a timeless portrayal of the insidious operations of power and fear in any era.

Product details

• Authors: A. S. Byatt, Ford Madox Ford
• Publisher: Vintage USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.10.2011
• EAN: 9780307744913
• ISBN: 978-0-307-74491-3
• No. of pages: 624
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 205 mm x 27 mm
• Series: Vintage Classics; VINTAGE CLASSICS
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature