Fatal throne, the wives of Henry VIII tell all, M.T. Anderson, Candace Fleming, Jennifer Donnelly, Stephanie Hemphill, Deborah Hopkinson, Linda Sue Park, Lisa Ann Sandell
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Fatal throne, the wives of Henry VIII tell all, M.T. Anderson, Candace Fleming, Jennifer Donnelly, Stephanie Hemphill, Deborah Hopkinson, Linda Sue Park, Lisa Ann Sandell
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-396)
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no index present
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fiction
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Fatal throne
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1000526999
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M.T. Anderson, Candace Fleming, Jennifer Donnelly, Stephanie Hemphill, Deborah Hopkinson, Linda Sue Park, Lisa Ann Sandell
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the wives of Henry VIII tell all
Summary
Seven award-winning young adult authors illuminate the lives of Britain's King Henry VIII and his six wives from different viewpointsKing Henry VIII was a charismatic and extravagant ruler obsessed with both his power as king and with siring a male heir. Six women became his queens, several fated for divorce, or beheading. In this book, seven authors tell of their attempts to survive their unpredictable king and his power-hungry court. As they experience joy and heartache, tragedy and betrayal, readers will get an intimate look at the royalty of the most perilous times in English history. -- adapted from jacket
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adolescent
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- Kings, queens, rulers, etc -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Fiction
- VIII, Henry, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Courts and courtiers -- Juvenile fiction
- Courts and courtiers -- Fiction
- Kings, queens, rulers, etc -- Juvenile fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Juvenile fiction
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- Kings, queens, rulers, etc -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Fiction
- VIII, Henry, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Courts and courtiers -- Juvenile fiction
- Courts and courtiers -- Fiction
- Kings, queens, rulers, etc -- Juvenile fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Juvenile fiction
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