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Captive queen alison weir6/8/2023 Although her style is more studied and sedate than, say, Philippa Gregory's, Weir doesn't skimp on the sex-obsessed court, and her weaving of personal and political narratives with minor details, social trends, and history-defining events creates a surprisingly modern-feeling romance. In this captivating opening volume, Weir brings to life the tumultuous. Bestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir takes on what no fiction writer has done before: creating a dramatic six-book series in which each novel covers one of King Henry VIII’s wives. Part of a wave of fiction re-interpreting famous female figures, Weir gives a credible account of an encounter between Eleanor and the girl reputed to have replaced her in Henry's affections, and a convincing explanation of how Henry and Thomas Becket became mortal enemies. Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen: A Novel. Weir's portrait of Eleanor reveals a mother devoted to her children, even as they grow up to rebel a queen dedicated to her native land, even when governed by husband or son and a woman yearning for love. Both of Eleanor's husbands were kings-she divorced Louis VII of France to marry the soon-to-be Henry II-and Weir offers a vivid history of Eleanor's second marriage, highlighting Henry's fiery temper, unflagging energy, and obsession with loyalty. Weir (Innocent Traitor) captures the perspective of the subject of her bestselling biography, Eleanor of Aquitaine, the medieval duchess who wielded power across Europe at a time when women were required to cede all possessions to their husbands.
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