Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

  • Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
  • Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
  • Opsig når som helst
Start tilbuddet
DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII

128 Anmeldelser

4.3

Længde
6T 30M
Sprog
Engelsk
Format
Kategori

Biografier

What makes a man marry six times? Was Henry VIII a voracious philanderer? On the contrary, says Dr David Starkey, the King was seeking happiness – as well as hoping for a son.

The first of his wives was Catherine of Aragon, the pious Catholic princess who suffered years of miscarriages and still births and yet failed to produce a male heir.

As Henry VIII's interest shifted from her powerful Hapsburg relations and drifted towards France, so began his obsession with the pretty Lutheran Anne Boleyn.

Jane Seymour's submissiveness was in contrast to Anne's vampish style – and Henry married her on the day of Anne's execution. Jane died soon after giving birth to the longed-for son.

There followed a farcical 'beauty contest' which ended in the short marriage of the now grossly overweight Henry to 'the mare of Flanders', Anne of Cleves.

The final part of Six Wives contrasts the two Catherines – Catherine Howard, the flirty child whose adulteries made a fool of the ageing King, and Catherine Parr, the shrewd, religiously radical bluestocking.

© 2005 HarperCollins (Lydbog): 9780007219322

Release date

Lydbog: 15. juni 2005

Andre kan også lide...

  1. Elizabeth David Starkey
  2. Crown and Country: A History of England through the Monarchy David Starkey
  3. Henry VIII’s Wives: History in an Hour Julie Wheeler
  4. Henry VIII: History in an Hour Simon Court
  5. Young and Damned and Fair: The Life and Tragedy of Catherine Howard at the Court of Henry VIII Gareth Russell
  6. Monarchy: England and her Rulers from the Tudors to the Windsors David Starkey
  7. Mary Queen of Scots: Film Tie-In John Guy
  8. The First Elizabeth Carolly Erickson
  9. The Plantagenets: The Kings Who Made England Dan Jones
  10. Queen Victoria: Daughter, Wife, Mother, Widow Lucy Worsley
  11. The Turbulent Crown: The Story of the Tudor Queens Roland Hui
  12. Queen Victoria's Mysterious Daughter: A Biography of Princess Louise Lucinda Hawksley
  13. Elizabeth I Abigail Archer
  14. Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior Catherine Hanley
  15. Blood Will Tell: A Medical Explanation of the Tyranny of Henry VIII Kyra Cornelius Kramer
  16. Henry VIII Abigail Archer
  17. Lancaster and York Alison Weir
  18. Scourge of Henry VIII: The Life of Marie de Guise Melanie Clegg
  19. Great Harry: A Biography of Henry VIII Carolly Erickson
  20. The Romanovs: 1613-1918 Simon Sebag Montefiore
  21. Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France Leonie Frieda
  22. Anne Boleyn Marie Louise Bruce
  23. Queens of the Crusades: Eleanor of Aquitaine and her Successors: Eleanor of Aquitaine and her Successors Alison Weir
  24. The Medieval Anarchy: History in an Hour Kaye Jones
  25. Mistress Anne Carolly Erickson
  26. The Confession of Katherine Howard Suzannah Dunn
  27. How to Behave Badly in Renaissance Britain Ruth Goodman
  28. First of the Tudors Joanna Hickson
  29. The Boleyn Inheritance Philippa Gregory
  30. The Boleyn Inheritance Philippa Gregory
  31. The Agincourt Bride Joanna Hickson
  32. When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt Kara Cooney
  33. The Other Boleyn Girl Philippa Gregory
  34. Queen of Scots John Guy
  35. The Forbidden Queen Anne O'Brien
  36. Kings and Queens of England Jen Green
  37. Mary Boleyn: The Great and Infamous Whore Alison Weir
  38. The Children of Henry VIII John Guy
  39. The Borgias: Power and Depravity in Renaissance Italy Paul Strathern
  40. The Medici: Power, Money, and Ambition in the Italian Renaissance Paul Strathern
  41. Winter King: The Dawn of Tudor England Thomas Penn
  42. Stories of Women in the Middle Ages Maria Teresa Brolis

Vælg dit abonnement

  • Over 600.000 titler

  • Download og nyd titler offline

  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals

  • Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)

  • Det er nemt at opsige når som helst

Flex

For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.

89 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timer/måned

  • Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Prøv gratis
Den mest populære

Premium

For dig som lytter og læser ofte.

129 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timer/måned

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Unlimited

For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.

149 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • Ubegrænset adgang

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Family

For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.

Fra 179 kr. /måned
  • 2-6 konti

  • 100 timer/måned pr. konto

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto

  • Ingen binding

2 konti

179 kr. /måned
Prøv gratis