henry viii, 1509-1547

Dell, against her father's wishes, escapes to the City of Cannibals in search of Ronaldo, a boy who would leave supplies for her family and with whom she fell in love, and, while in the dangerous and surprising place, is faced with the decision to sign a mandated oath to the king or follow her heart and beliefs.

In 1520, thirteen-year-old Anne Boleyn, jealous of her older sister's beauty and position at court, declares that she will one day be queen of England, and that her sister will kneel at her feet.

Examines the lives of England's Henry VIII and his six wives, discussing the Tudor court and the king's motivations for marrying so many times.

Presents Shakespeare's history play about Henry VIII, which dramatizes the king's political struggles with Cardinal Wolsey and his controversial marriage to Anne Boleyn. Also includes a scholarly introduction, an essay on Shakespeare's theatrical world, and explanatory notes.

Biographies of the six queens who were the wives of Henry the VIII of England drawn from early biographies, memoirs, and diplomatic reports.

When Elizabeth I assumes the throne of England, she is given the secret diary of her mother Anne Boleyn, who was betrayed and beheaded by her husband Henry VIII. In reading the diary she learns about her mother's life and determines to heed the lessons of her mother's difficult life.

A fictionalized account of the life of Katherine of Aragon, daughter of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain, discussing her passionate marriage to England's Prince Arthur, and telling how she had to deny their love after his death in order to marry his brother Henry and claim her rightful place as queen.

Tells the story of Henry VIII's rule and of his genius for the exercise of power.

Details the historical events of the reign of Henry VIII of England with emphasis on his six marriages.

In 16th-century England, lawyer Matthew Shardlake serves Lord Thomas Cromwell, an advisor to King Henry VIII; Shardlake enters a hellish cauldron of personal, social, and political upheaval as he starts to doubt Cromwell's methods.