Acclaimed historical biographer Linda Porter provides a vivid life of Katherine Parr revealing Henry VIII's last queen to have been a more human, complex and modern figure than has hitherto been realized. The general perception of Katherine Parr, the sixth and last wife of Henry VIII, is that she was a provincial nobody with intellectual pretensions who became queen of England because the king needed a matronly consort to nurse him as his health declined. In the various studies of the six wives of Henry VIII she receives much less attention than Katherine of Aragon or Anne Boleyn. Her main achievement, in the famous rhyme about Henry's six wives, is that she 'survived'. Yet the real Katherine Parr was attractive, passionate (she had a mighty temper when aroused) ambitious and highly intelligent. She was thirty years old (younger than Anne Boleyn had been) when she married the king. Twice widowed, held hostage by the northern rebels during the great uprising of 1536-37 known as the Pilgrimage of Grace, her life had been dramatic even before she became queen. It would remain so after Henry's death, when she hastily and secretly married her old flame, the rakish Sir Thomas Seymour. Katherine died shortly after giving birth to her only child in September 1548, her brief happiness undermined by the very public flirtation of her husband and step-daughter, Princess Elizabeth. Despite the vivid interest of her life, this is the first fullscale, accessible biography of this fascinating woman who was, in reality, one of the most influential and active queen consorts in English history.

Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr

Porter, Linda

Macmillan

In this groundbreaking new biography of “Bloody Mary,” Linda Porter brings to life a queen best remembered for burning hundreds of Protestant heretics at the stake, but whose passion, will, and sophistication have for centuries been overlooked.
Daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon, wife of Philip of Spain, and sister of Edward VI, Mary Tudor was a cultured Renaissance princess. A Latin scholar and outstanding musician, her love of fashion was matched only by her zeal for gambling. It is the tragedy of Queen Mary that today, 450 years after her death, she remains the most hated, least understood monarch in English history.
Linda Porter’s pioneering new biography—based on contemporary documents and drawing from recent scholarship—cuts through the myths to reveal the truth about the first queen to rule England in her own right. Mary learned politics in a hard school, and was cruelly treated by her father and bullied by the strongmen of her brother, Edward VI. An audacious coup brought her to the throne, and she needed all her strong will and courage to keep it. Mary made a grand marriage to Philip of Spain, but her attempts to revitalize England at home and abroad were cut short by her premature death at the age of forty-two. The first popular biography of Mary in thirty years, The First Queen of England offers a fascinating, controversial look at this much-maligned queen.

The First Queen of England: The Myth of "Bloody Mary"

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

St.Martin's Press

Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr, the Last Wife of Henry VIII

The general perception of Katherine Parr is that she was a provincial nobody with intellectual pretensions who became queen of England because the king needed a nurse as his health declined. Yet the real Katherine Parr was attractive, passionate, ambitious, and highly intelligent. Thirty-years-old (younger than Anne Boleyn had been) when she married the king, she was twice widowed and held hostage by the northern rebels during the great uprising of 1536-37 known as the Pilgrimage of Grace. Her life had been dramatic even before she became queen and it would remain so after Henry’s death. She hastily and secretly married her old flame, the rakish Sir Thomas Seymour, and died shortly after giving birth to her only child in September 1548. Her brief happiness was undermined by the very public flirtation of her husband and step-daughter, Princess Elizabeth. She was one of the most influential and active queen consorts in English history, and this is her story.

It is the tragedy of Queen Mary that today, 450 years after her death, she remains the most hated, least understood monarch in English history―remembered best for burning hundreds of Protestant heretics at the stake. Linda Porter's pioneering new biography cuts through the myths to reveal the truth about the first queen to rule England in her own right. Daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon, Mary Tudor was a cultured Renaissance princess who was brought to the throne by an audacious coup. She made a grand marriage to Philip of Spain, but her attempts to revitalize England at home and abroad were cut short by her early death at the age of forty-two. The first popular biography of Mary in thirty years, The Myth of "Bloody Mary" offers a fascinating, controversial look at this much-maligned queen.

The Myth of "Bloody Mary": A Biography of Queen Mary I of England

Historical

St. Martin's: Griffin

The war between the fertile Stewarts and the barren Tudors was crucial to the history of the British Isles in the sixteenth century. The legendary struggle, most famously embodied by the relationship between Elizabeth I and her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots, was fuelled by three generations of powerful Tudor and Stewart monarchs. It was the marriage of Margaret Tudor, elder sister of Henry VIII, to James IV of Scotland in 1503 that gave the Tudors a claim to the English throne―a claim which became the acknowledged ambition of Mary Queen of Scots and a major factor in her downfall.
Here is the story of divided families, of flamboyant kings and queens, cultured courts and tribal hatreds, blood feuds, rape and sexual license, of battles and violent deaths. It brings alive a neglected aspect of British history―the blood-spattered steps of two small countries on the northern fringes of Europe towards the union of their crowns. Beginning with the dramatic victories of two usurpers, Henry VII in England and James IV in Scotland, in the late fifteenth century, Linda Porter's Tudors Versus Stewarts sheds new light on Henry VIII, his daughter Elizabeth I and on his great-niece, Mary Queen of Scots, still seductive more than 400 years after her death.

Tudors Versus Stewarts: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary, Queen of Scots

The general perception of Katherine Parr is that she was a provincial nobody with intellectual pretensions who became queen of England because the king needed a nurse as his health declined. Yet the real Katherine Parr was attractive, passionate, ambitious, and highly intelligent. Thirty years old (younger than Anne Boleyn had been) when she married the king, she was twice widowed and held hostage by the northern rebels during the great uprising of 1536–37 known as the Pilgrimage of Grace. Her life had been dramatic even before she became queen and it would remain so after Henry's death. She hastily and secretly married her old flame, the rakish Sir Thomas Seymour, and died shortly after giving birth to her only child in September 1548. Her brief happiness was undermined by the very public flirtation of her husband and stepdaughter, Princess Elizabeth. She was one of the most influential and active queen consorts in English history, and this is her story.

Crown of Thistles

Mary Queen of Scots fervently believed she had a right to the English throne - a belief that cost her her head. A vivid account of why she came to this belief from an acclaimed Tudor historian

Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots

History

Europe

Pan Books

A striking and sympathetic portrait of England's first Queen, Mary I - whose character has been vilified for over 400 years. Instead of the bloodthirsty bigot of Protestant mythology, Mary Tudor emerges from the pages of this deeply-researched biography as a cultured renaissance princess, a courageous survivor of the violent power struggles that characterised the reigns of her father, Henry VIII, and brother Edward VI. The author does not belittle Mary's burning of heretics, which earned her the subriquet 'Bloody Mary', but she also had many endearing personal qualities and talents, not least the courage of leadership she showed in facing down Northumberland's rebellion. A well-balanced and readable biography of Mary I is long overdue.

Mary Tudor: The First Queen

Piatkus

Portrait

This book is divided into two parts. The first part chronicles the human side of the story--how a woman--a skeptic--found herself in a place where she not only came to believe in angels, but began a tangible relationship with a group of them. She speaks of the healing power of angels and how they share God's love and light. She explains in concrete terms how being open to them resulted in a partnership unlike anything she could ever have imagined. They told her of many incredible things, including the outcome of the 2000 Presidential Election and its importance, weeks before it was reached. The angels informed her that together they would be writing a book. She was to be responsible for her part of the book--the telling of her story--of how her search for God resulted in an amazing spiritual awakening. They would be responsible for their part--the Teachings. They proceeded to dictate (to her) twenty-six teachings for living a more spirit-filled life. Their words are filled with beauty, love, and encouragement as they share their wisdom. Following these teachings will lead one to a more fulfilling Earthly life and bring forth a greater awareness of our connection to each other and to God--one that is richer and fuller than most of us currently realize. The Teachings are found in the second part of this book. As you read their words, you will realize that you have gone beyond the Earthly, and have indeed been touched by something sacred. Angels are the messengers of God. And if you heed their words and try to implement them, your life will be changed. It can not help but be. So suspend your Earthly skepticism, and give the angels a chance. You will definitely be the better for it.

Angels: Beings of Light - The Wisdom and Teachings of God's Messengers on Earth

Ascential Publishing Inc.

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Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr

The First Queen of England: The Myth of "Bloody Mary"

Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr, the Last Wife of Henry VIII

The Myth of "Bloody Mary": A Biography of Queen Mary I of England

Tudors Versus Stewarts: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary, Queen of Scots

Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr, the Last Wife of Henry VIII

Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Tudor: The First Queen

Mary Tudor: The First Queen

Angels: Beings of Light - The Wisdom and Teachings of God's Messengers on Earth