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"Six women were married to the infamous Henry VIII, king of England: Catherine of Aragon, a Catholic; Anne Boleyn, clever, ambitious, proud and manipulative; Jane Seymour, demure, sensible and warm-hearted; Anne of Cleves, unattractive, but with enough sense to escape her marriage not only unscathed, but as an independent woman of means; Catherine Howard, young and appallingly stupid; and Catherine Parr, intelligent, opinionated and patient.
Weir explains the political, social and religious pressures that influenced Henry's choices of wives and describes the wily politicians and court favorites who manipulated him in and out of wedlock. Throughout the book, the six wives emerge as individuals with strong personalities who left their marks on the British monarchy and on history."
Felicia Jordan, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Royalty bio
Yes
Period of greatest activity?
- ancient times
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age:
- 20's-30's
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- British
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 6 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Century:
- distant past
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Book makes you feel?
- challenged
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- impregnation/reproduction
Commentary on society?
Yes
Writer's slant towards subject:
- favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of nearly entire life
Is this a biography of several people?
Yes
How much dialogue in bio?
- significantly more descript than dialog
A LOT of info about personal vices?
Yes
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 51%-75% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 0-25% of book
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