ChildrenOfEngland:TheHeirsofKingHenryVIII1547-1558

作者 Alison Weir著
出版社 Vintage
出版时间 2008年10月
ISBN 9780099532675
定价 93.00

内容简介

WhenHenryVIIIdiesin1547heleftthreehighlyintelligentchildrentosucceedhiminturn-Edward,MaryandElisabeth-tobefollowed,iftheirlinesfailed,bythedescendentsofhissisterMaryTudor,oneofwhomwastheill-fatedLadyJaneGrey,Edwardwasnineyearsold,Marythirty-oneandJaneten.Edward,ElizabethandJanewerestaunchProtestants,MaryadevoutCatholic;eachhadaverydifferentmotherandtheyhadgrownupinvastlydifferentcircumstances.InCHILDRENOFENGLAND,AlisonWeir'sinterestisnotinconstitionalhistorybutinthecharactersandrelationshipsofHenry'sfourHeirs.Makinguseofahugevarietyofcontemporarysources,shebringstolifeoneofthemostextraordinaryperiodsofEnglishhistory,wheneachofHenry'sheirswaspotentiallythetoolofpowerfulpoliticalonereligiousfigures,andwhentherealmwasseethingwithintrigueandturbulentchange.

作者简介

AlisonWeirlivesandworksinSurrey.HerbooksincludeBritain'sRoyalFamilies,TheSixWivesofHenryVIII,ThePrincesintheTower,EleanorofAquitaine,HenryVIII:KingandCourt,Mary,QueenofScotsand,mostrecently,Isabella.(19961007)

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