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A Novel of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
St. Martin's Press
November 2013
On Sale: October 22, 2013
288 pages
ISBN: 1250000122
EAN: 9781250000125
Kindle: B00CQYBA9I
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From the New York Times bestselling author of
The Last Wife of Henry VIII comes a powerful and
moving novel about Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first
wife and mother of Mary I When young Catherine of Aragon, proud daughter of King
Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, is sent to England to marry
the weak Prince Arthur, she is unprepared for all that
awaits her: early widowhood, the challenge of warfare
with the invading Scots, and the ultimately futile attempt
to provide the realm with a prince to secure the succession.
She marries Arthur's energetic, athletic brother Henry, only
to encounter fresh obstacles, chief among them Henry's
infatuation with the alluring but wayward Anne Boleyn. In The Spanish Queen, bestselling novelist Carolly Erickson
allows the strong-willed, redoubtable Queen Catherine to
tell her own story—a tale that carries her from
the scented gardens of Grenada to the craggy mountains of
Wales to the conflict-ridden Tudor court. Surrounded
by strong partisans among the English, and with
the might of Spanish and imperial arms to defend
her, Catherine soldiers on, until her union with King
Henry is severed and she finds herself
discarded—and tempted to take the most daring
step of her life.
Carolly Erickson's historical entertainments continue
to succeed in creating a unique blend of historical
authenticity and page-turning drama.
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