The Taming of the Queen [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Gregory, Philippa

Published by Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, New York, 2015

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Fine unread condition white boards/dark brown spine/gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Philippa Gregory; Author Dedication; The Tudor and Stuart Houses Family Tree; Kateryn Parr's Family Tree in 1543; Preliminary Double-Page Map of London 1543; Preliminary Page map of England and France 1543; Author's Note; Bibliography; and Gardens for the Gambia endpaper information. Illustrated with color illustrated front and rear endpapers. "Why would a woman marry a serial killer? Because she cannot refuse . Kateryn Parr, a thirty-year-old widow in a secret affair with a new lover, has no choice when a man old enough to be her father and who has buried four wives - Henry VIII - commands her to marry him. Kateryn has no doubt about the danger she faces: the previous queen lasted sixteen months, the one before farely 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 under her own name 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. From an author who has illuminated all of Henry's queens comes a deeply intimate portrayal of the last: a woman who longed for passion, power, and education at the court of a medieval killer." - from the inner front jacket flap. "Philippa Gregory turns real-life historical royalty into royally entertaining novels." - TIME. "Sure, it's good to be king. But it's even better to be Gregory, the queen of rollicking royal fiction." - USA Today. "There's no question that she is the best at what she does." - Associated Press. "If only grade-school history books were written so vividly." - Entertainment Weekly. "Gregory has a deft hand with historical imagination." - The Washington Post. "She can make a period come alive." - The Boston Globe. "Irresistible." - People. Seller Inventory # 005710

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Title: The Taming of the Queen [FIRST EDITION, ...

Publisher: Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, New York

Publication Date: 2015

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition