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2112569Young and Damned and Fair: The Life and Tragedy of Catherine Howard at the Court of Henry VIIIhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/edaf2415-5a66-30da-b878-18b2e08e1c52/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1885477/3cb2a557-c9cb-48e3-af3c-df60ebfc235b.jpg?v=638342121613700000407407MXNHarperCollins PublishersInStock/Audiolibros/<p>SHORTLISTED FOR THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2017</p><p>Born into nobility and married into the royal family, Catherine Howard was attended every waking hour secrets were impossible to keep. In this thrilling reappraisal of Henry VIIIs fifth wife, Gareth Russells history unfurls as if in real time to explain how the queens career ended with one of the great scandals of Henrys reign. This is a grand tale of the Henrician court in its twilight, a glittering but pernicious sunset during which the kings unstable behaviour and his courtiers labyrinthine deceptions proved fatal to many, not just to Catherine Howard.</p><p>Russells portrayal of the renaissance court, with its top nobles and their intricate games of power, paints a vivid picture of Catherine Howards world. The tragic end of her career is a testament to the dangerous dance of deception that was a hallmark of Henry VIIIs reign.</p><p>For fans of Alison Weir (Against Our Better Judgment), Joanne Paul (Counsel and Command in Early Modern English Thought), Sylvia Barbara Soberton (The Forgotten Years of Anne Boleyn), Leah Redmond Chang (Young Queens), and Estelle Paranque (Elizabeth I of England through Valois Eyes).</p>...2062036Young and Damned and Fair: The Life and Tragedy of Catherine Howard at the Court of Henry VIII407407https://www.gandhi.com.mx/edaf2415-5a66-30da-b878-18b2e08e1c52/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1885477/3cb2a557-c9cb-48e3-af3c-df60ebfc235b.jpg?v=638342121613700000InStockMXN99999DIAudiolibro20179780008181987_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9780008181987_<p>SHORTLISTED FOR THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2017</p><p>Born into nobility and married into the royal family, Catherine Howard was attended every waking hour – secrets were impossible to keep. In this thrilling reappraisal of Henry VIII’s fifth wife, Gareth Russell’s history unfurls as if in real time to explain how the queen’s career ended with one of the great scandals of Henry’s reign. This is a grand tale of the Henrician court in its twilight, a glittering but pernicious sunset during which the king’s unstable behaviour and his courtiers’ labyrinthine deceptions proved fatal to many, not just to Catherine Howard.</p>(*_*)9780008181987_<p>SHORTLISTED FOR THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2017</p><p>Born into nobility and married into the royal family, Catherine Howard was attended every waking hour secrets were impossible to keep. In this thrilling reappraisal of Henry VIIIs fifth wife, Gareth Russells history unfurls as if in real time to explain how the queens career ended with one of the great scandals of Henrys reign. This is a grand tale of the Henrician court in its twilight, a glittering but pernicious sunset during which the kings unstable behaviour and his courtiers labyrinthine deceptions proved fatal to many, not just to Catherine Howard.</p><p>Russells portrayal of the renaissance court, with its top nobles and their intricate games of power, paints a vivid picture of Catherine Howards world. The tragic end of her career is a testament to the dangerous dance of deception that was a hallmark of Henry VIIIs reign.</p><p>For fans of Tracy Borman (Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I), Nicola Tallis (Elizabeths Rival), Alison Weir (Against Our Better Judgment), Estelle Paranque (Elizabeth I of England through Valois Eyes), and Joanne Paul (Counsel and Command in Early Modern English Thought).</p>...(*_*)9780008181987_<p>SHORTLISTED FOR THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2017</p><p>Born into nobility and married into the royal family, Catherine Howard was attended every waking hour secrets were impossible to keep. In this thrilling reappraisal of Henry VIIIs fifth wife, Gareth Russells history unfurls as if in real time to explain how the queens career ended with one of the great scandals of Henrys reign. This is a grand tale of the Henrician court in its twilight, a glittering but pernicious sunset during which the kings unstable behaviour and his courtiers labyrinthine deceptions proved fatal to many, not just to Catherine Howard.</p><p>Russells portrayal of the renaissance court, with its top nobles and their intricate games of power, paints a vivid picture of Catherine Howards world. The tragic end of her career is a testament to the dangerous dance of deception that was a hallmark of Henry VIIIs reign.</p><p>For fans of Estelle Paranque (Elizabeth I of England through Valois Eyes), Alexander Larman (The Windsors at War), Tracy Borman (Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I), Nicola Tallis (Elizabeths Rival), and Alison Weir (Against Our Better Judgment).</p>...(*_*)9780008181987_<p>SHORTLISTED FOR THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2017</p><p>Born into nobility and married into the royal family, Catherine Howard was attended every waking hour secrets were impossible to keep. In this thrilling reappraisal of Henry VIIIs fifth wife, Gareth Russells history unfurls as if in real time to explain how the queens career ended with one of the great scandals of Henrys reign. This is a grand tale of the Henrician court in its twilight, a glittering but pernicious sunset during which the kings unstable behaviour and his courtiers labyrinthine deceptions proved fatal to many, not just to Catherine Howard.</p><p>Russells portrayal of the renaissance court, with its top nobles and their intricate games of power, paints a vivid picture of Catherine Howards world. The tragic end of her career is a testament to the dangerous dance of deception that was a hallmark of Henry VIIIs reign.</p><p>For fans of Alison Weir (Against Our Better Judgment), Joanne Paul (Counsel and Command in Early Modern English Thought), Sylvia Barbara Soberton (The Forgotten Years of Anne Boleyn), Leah Redmond Chang (Young Queens), and Estelle Paranque (Elizabeth I of England through Valois Eyes).</p>...9780008181987_HarperCollins Publishersaudiolibro_edaf2415-5a66-30da-b878-18b2e08e1c52_9780008181987;9780008181987_9780008181987Gareth RussellInglésMéxicoNoMINUTE2017-01-12T00:00:00+00:00HarperCollins Publishers