A Tudor Tragedy: The Life And Times Of Catherine Howard
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some minor chipping at edges and corners. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: Previous owner. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A gripping work of biographical history, A Tudor Tragedy: The Life and Times of Catherine Howard chronicles the ill-fated life of Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of King Henry VIII, who met her end on the executioner's block at just around seventeen years of age. Lacey Baldwin Smith presents a meticulously researched portrait of a young woman thrust into the treacherous world of the Tudor court, where political intrigue, dynastic ambition, and personal vulnerability collided with fatal consequences. With authoritative scholarship and a vivid narrative voice, Smith reconstructs the social and political landscape of sixteenth-century England, illustrating how Catherine's youth and inexperience made her a pawn in the dangerous games played by powerful noble families. This compelling biography stands as a landmark study of Tudor power, gender, and the brutal machinery of the Henrician court.
Author: Lacey Baldwin Smith
Format: Hardback
Published: 1961, Jonathan Cape
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some minor chipping at edges and corners. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: Previous owner. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A gripping work of biographical history, A Tudor Tragedy: The Life and Times of Catherine Howard chronicles the ill-fated life of Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of King Henry VIII, who met her end on the executioner's block at just around seventeen years of age. Lacey Baldwin Smith presents a meticulously researched portrait of a young woman thrust into the treacherous world of the Tudor court, where political intrigue, dynastic ambition, and personal vulnerability collided with fatal consequences. With authoritative scholarship and a vivid narrative voice, Smith reconstructs the social and political landscape of sixteenth-century England, illustrating how Catherine's youth and inexperience made her a pawn in the dangerous games played by powerful noble families. This compelling biography stands as a landmark study of Tudor power, gender, and the brutal machinery of the Henrician court.