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Zusatztext Alison Weir imparts some fascinating royal revelations Informationen zum Autor Alison Weir is the bestselling female historian (and the fifth-bestselling historian overall) in the United Kingdom, and has sold over 3 million books worldwide. She has published twenty history books, including her most recent non-fiction book, Queens of the Crusades , the second in her England's Medieval Queens quartet. Alison is also the author of twelve historical novels, including the highly acclaimed Six Tudor Queens series about the wives of Henry VIII, all of which were Sunday Times bestsellers. Alison is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an honorary life patron of Historic Royal Palaces. Klappentext 'Alison Weir transforms Henry VIII's much-maligned fourth wife into a woman of passion! courage and mystery' Tracy BormanAlison Weir! historian and author of the Sunday Times bestsellers Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen! Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession and Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen! paints a spellbinding portrait of Anna of Kleve! Henry VIII's fourth queen!'This six-book series looks likely to become a landmark in historical fiction' The TimesA GERMAN PRINCESS WITH A GUILTY SECRET! The King is in love with a portrait! but the real Anna does not enchant him! She must win him over! Everyone knows that Henry won't stand for a problem queen! But rumours of Anna's past are rife at court - dangerous talk that could mark her downfall! Can this clever! spirited young woman reach out in friendship to the King! and gain his love forever? ANNA OF KLEVE THE FOURTH OF HENRY'S QUEENS HER STORY Acclaimed! bestselling historian Alison Weir draws on new evidence to conjure a startling image of Anna as you've never seen her before! A charming! spirited woman! she was loved by all who knew her - and even! ultimately! by the King who rejected her! History tells us she was never crowned!But her story does not end there! SIX TUDOR QUEENS! SIX NOVELS! SIX YEARS!'Alison Weir makes history come alive as no one else' Barbara Erskine'Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life' Guardian The fourth spectacular novel in the highly acclaimed SIX TUDOR QUEENS series by historian and Sunday Times bestselling author, Alison Weir. Zusammenfassung The fourth spectacular novel in the highly acclaimed SIX TUDOR QUEENS series by historian and Sunday Times bestselling author, Alison Weir....
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There is an Anne of Cleves we all think we know - the dumpy fourth wife so uninspiring that Henry VIII couldn't even consummate their marriage. Alison Weir gives us a radically different 'Anna of Kleve' - one who is definitely hiding some secrets under her thick, unbecoming German gown. It takes a writer of Weir's skill to make us believe her fantasia on the established story. But more importantly, it takes a historian of Weir's experience - her familiarity with the sources, and the period detail - to use this compelling fiction to cast a revealing fresh light on the real historical figure. Sarah Gristwood
