The Other Tudors: Henry VIII's Mistresses and Illegitimate Children (IMM Lifestyle Books) Meticulously Researched, Richly Detailed Genealogical Information and Chronology of Henry the Eighth's Court - Softcover

Philippa Jones

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1504800761 ISBN 13: 9781504800761

Publisher: IMM Lifestyle Books, 2016

Synopsis

Forget everything you thought you knew about Henry the Eighth!

While Henry VIII has frequently been portrayed as a womanizer, author Philippa Jones reveals a new side to his character. Although he was never faithful, Jones sees him as a serial monogamist: he spent his life in search of a perfect woman, a search that continued even as he lay dying.

The Other Tudors brings together for the first time the 'other women' of King Henry VIII. When he first came to the throne, Henry VIII's mistresses were dalliances, the playthings of a powerful and handsome man.

However, when Anne Boleyn disrupted that pattern, ousting Katherine of Aragon to become Henry's wife, a new status quo was established. Suddenly noble families fought to entangle the king with their sisters and daughters; if wives were to be beheaded or divorced so easily, the mistress of the king was in an enviable position. Yet he loved each of his wives and mistresses, he was a romantic who loved being in love, but none of these loves ever fully satisfied him; all were ultimately replaced.

Meticulously researched and rich with genealogical detail, The Other Tudors examines the extraordinary untold tales of the women who Henry loved but never married, the mistresses who became queens, and the mothers of his many children, both acknowledged and unacknowledged. Philippa Jones takes us deep into the web of secrets and deception at the Tudor Court and explores another, often unmentioned, side to the King's character.

The Other Tudors is the must-have book for Tudor fans that will help you find your way around Henry's court!

About this title

From the Back Cover:

While Henry VIII has frequently been portrayed as a womaniser, The Other Tudors reveals a new side to the King's character. Henry spent his life in search of the perfect woman. He was a romantic who loved being in love, but none of his lovers ever fully satisfied him; all were ultimately replaced.

Everybody knows the destiny of Henry VIII's six wives: divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived. But behind this familiar story, lies a far more complex truth: the extraordinary untold tales of the other women Henry loved but never married, the mistresses who became queens—and of his many illegitimate children, both acknowledged and not.

Historian Philippa Jones takes us deep into the web of secrets and deception at the Tudor Court, bringing together for the first time the full story of Henry VIII's love affairs and exploring their impact on the Tudor dynasty.

About the Author:

Philippa Jones is a British historian who studied Egyptology at Cambridge University. She worked at Bristol's Museum and University. She has published numerous books and articles, including Elizabeth I: Virgin Queen?, Satan's Kingdom: Bristol, and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

About this edition

• Publisher: IMM Lifestyle Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1504800761
• ISBN 13: 9781504800761
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336