The taming of the queen / Philippa Gregory.

• Why would a woman marry a serial killer? Because she cannot refuse.... Kateryn Parr, a 30-year-old widow in a secret affair with a new lover, has no choice when a man old enough to be her father, who has buried four wives - King Henry VIII - commands her to marry him. Kateryn has no doubt about the danger she faces: the previous queen lasted 16 months, the one before barely half a year. But Henry adores his new bride, and Kateryn's trust in him grows as she unites the royal family, creates a radical study circle at the heart of the court, and rules the kingdom as regent. But is this enough to keep her safe? A leader of religious reform and the first woman to publish in English, Kateryn stands out as an independent woman with a mind of her own. But she cannot save the Protestants, under threat for their faith, and Henry's dangerous gaze turns on her. The traditional churchmen and rivals for power accuse her of heresy - the punishment is death by fire, and the king's name is on the warrant.... 

Ämnesord

Drottningar  (sao)

Kungar  (sao)

Queens  -- England -- Fiction. (LCSH)

Kings and rulers  (LCSH)

Queens  (LCSH)

Storbritannien  (sao)

Great Britain  -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Fiction. (LCSH)

1509-1547 (Henrik VIII, Storbritannien)  (sao)

Genre

Historiska skildringar  (saogf)

Romaner  (saogf)

Personnamn

Catherine, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1512-1548 -- Fiction.

Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Fiction.

Henrik VIII, kung av England, 1491-1547

Katarina Parr, drottning av England, 1512-1548

Indexterm och SAB-rubrik

He.01 Skönlitteratur: engelska: romaner och noveller

Klassifikation

823 (DDC)

He.01 (kssb/8)