Cor Rotto
Cor Rotto

Author: Adrienne Dillard

Publisher: Greylondon Press

Published: 2022-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781958725047

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Catherine Carey has been dreaming the same dream for three years, since the bloody execution of her aunt Queen Anne Boleyn. Her only comfort is that she and her family are safe in Calais, away from the intrigues of Henry VIII's court. But now Catherine has been chosen to serve Henry VIII's new wife, Queen Anne of Cleves. Just before she sets off for England, she learns the family secret: the true identity of her father, a man she considers a monster. One she will shortly meet. This compelling novel tells the life story of a woman who survived being close to the crown and became one of Queen Elizabeth I's closest confidants.

The Raven's Widow
The Raven's Widow

Author: Adrienne Dillard

Publisher: Greylondon Press

Published: 2022-09-16

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781958725061

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Jane Parker never dreamed her marriage into the Boleyn family would raise her star to such dizzying heights. Before long, she finds herself as trusted servant and confidante to her sister-in-law, Anne Boleyn-King Henry VIII's second queen. On a gorgeous spring day, that golden era is cut short by the swing of a sword. Jane is unmoored by the tragic death of her husband, George, and the loss sets her on a reckless path leading to her own imprisonment in the Tower of London. Surrounded by the remnants of her former life, Jane must come to terms with her actions. In the Tower, she will face up to who she really is and how everything went so wrong.

The Creation of Anne Boleyn
The Creation of Anne Boleyn

Author: Susan Bordo

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2013-04-09

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 0547999526

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This illuminating history examines the life and many legends of the 16th century Queen who was executed by her husband, King Henry VIII. Part biography, part cultural history, The Creation of Anne Boleyn is a fascinating reconstruction of Anne’s life and a revealing look at her afterlife in the popular imagination. Why is her story so compelling? Why has she inspired such extreme reactions? Was she the flaxen-haired martyr of Romantic paintings or the raven-haired seductress of twenty-first-century portrayals? (Answer: neither.) But the most provocative question of all concerns Anne’s death: How could Henry order the execution of a once beloved wife? Drawing on scholarship and critical analysis, Bordo probes the complexities of one of history’s most infamous relationships. She then demonstrates how generations of polemicists, biographers, novelists, and filmmakers have imagined and re-imagined Anne: whore, martyr, cautionary tale, proto “mean girl,” feminist icon, and everything in between. In The Creation of Anne Boleyn, Bordo steps off the well-trodden paths of Tudoriana to tease out the human being behind the competing mythologies, paintings, and on-screen portrayals.

Anne of Cleves
Anne of Cleves

Author: Sarah-Beth Watkins

Publisher: John Hunt Publishing

Published: 2018-10-26

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 1785359053

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Anne of Cleves left her homeland in 1539 to marry the king of England. She was never brought up to be a queen yet out of many possible choices, she was the bride Henry VIII chose as his fourth wife. Yet from their first meeting the king decided he liked her not and sought an immediate divorce. After just six months their marriage was annulled, leaving Anne one of the wealthiest women in England. This is the story of Anne's marriage to Henry, how the daughter of Cleves survived him and her life afterwards.

Elizabeth's Bedfellows
Elizabeth's Bedfellows

Author: Anna Whitelock

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2013-05-23

Total Pages: 669

ISBN-13: 1408833638

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Elizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558, restoring the Protestant faith to England. At the heart of the new queen's court lay Elizabeth's bedchamber, closely guarded by the favoured women who helped her dress, looked after her jewels and shared her bed. Elizabeth's private life was of public, political concern. Her bedfellows were witnesses to the face and body beneath the make-up and elaborate clothes, as well as to rumoured illicit dalliances with such figures as Robert Dudley. Their presence was for security as well as propriety, as the kingdom was haunted by fears of assassination plots and other Catholic subterfuge. For such was the significance of the queen's body: it represented the very state itself. This riveting, revealing history of the politics of intimacy uncovers the feminized world of the Elizabethan court. Between the scandal and intrigue the women who attended the queen were the guardians of the truth about her health, chastity and fertility. Their stories offer extraordinary insight into the daily life of the Elizabethans, the fragility of royal favour and the price of disloyalty.

501 Italian Verbs, Sixth Edition
501 Italian Verbs, Sixth Edition

Author: John Colaneri

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2024-06-04

Total Pages: 625

ISBN-13: 1506293638

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Choose Barron’s for language learning--a trusted resource for over 50 years! This edition of 501 Italian Verbs provides language learners with fingertip access to a carefully curated selection of the 501 most common Italian verbs--in all tenses and moods! Each verb is listed alphabetically in chart form—one verb per page along with its English translation. Follow the clear, concise instruction, then take your language fluency to the next level with an all-new online activity center. This comprehensive guide also includes: Lists of synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and usage examples for every verb A concise grammar review for easy reference The popular 55 Essential Verbs feature, with an in-depth look at usage and formation for the trickiest Italian verbs Over 1,500 additional verbs conjugated like the 501 models Online content includes: Audio program modeling native speaker rhythms and pronunciation Four practice quizzes to help you practice German sentence completion, conversational dialogue, and word completion exercises Answer explanations for all questions plus a timed test option and scoring

The Word of a Prince
The Word of a Prince

Author: Maria Perry

Publisher: Boydell Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9780851156330

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She gives the general reader fresh access to Elizabeth's mind and ideas, her wit, verve, eloquence, circumlocution, and formidable learning. OBSERVER A new approach to historical biography - she has studied both the original sources and recent works of scholarship and has a thorough understanding of the period. SUNDAY TIMES Until Maria Perry began her exploration of Elizabeth's papers, this vivid raw material had only been partially studied. From it, a fresh portrait of Elizabeth emerges, one which is often more cohesive and less baffling than some offered by her biographers. The dangers and insecurities of her early life, her sense of divine protection, her formidable education, all stand out as crucial elements in the formation of her character; but behind the acquired circumspection lies a personality of great warmth and spirit. On the teasing questions of love, marriage and virginity, the letters and speeches offer oblique comment; it seems certain that Robert Dudley was her one true love, and that she felt his second marriage to Lettice Knollys as a bitter betrayal. MARIA PERRY is a graduate of Somerville College, Oxford, where she read history.

501 Italian Verbs, Fifth Edition
501 Italian Verbs, Fifth Edition

Author: John Colaneri

Publisher: Barrons Educational Services

Published: 2020-07-07

Total Pages: 657

ISBN-13: 1506260667

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Choose Barron’s for language learning--a trusted resource for over 50 years! This brand-new edition of 501 Italian Verbs provides language learners with fingertip access to a carefully curated selection of the 501 most common Italian verbs--in all tenses and moods! Each verb is listed alphabetically in chart form—one verb per page along with its English translation. Follow the clear, concise instruction, then take your language fluency to the next level with an all-new online activity center. This comprehensive guide also includes: • Lists of synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and usage examples for every verb • A concise grammar review for easy reference • The popular 55 Essential Verbs feature, with an in-depth look at usage and formation for the trickiest Italian verbs •Over 1,500 additional verbs conjugated like the 501 models Online content includes: • Four practice quizzes with automated scoring and answers