Born into nobility and married into the royal family, Catherine was attended every waking hour by servants and companions. Her story is both a very dark fairy tale and a gripping thriller. The King's marriage to Anne of Cleves has failed, his closest adviser Thomas Cromwell is to be executed for treason and, in the countryside, an aristocratic teenager named Catherine Howard prepares to become fifth wife to the increasingly irascible, unpredictable monarch. It is a stunning achievement' Tracy Borman, Sunday Times During one of the hottest summers on record the court of Henry VIII is embroiled, once again, in political scandal. basing his account on exhaustive research into her household, he provides a portrayal that is fresh and compelling.
Gareth Russell's book is scholarly yet highly readable. `A stunning reappraisal of Henry VIII's fifth wife. Print Young and Damned and Fair: The Life and Tragedy of Catherine Howard
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