
"Extraordinary. . . . It is a tribute to Starkey's narrative drive, his puckish wit, and sharp discrimination that it doesn't seem a page too long. . . . With each queen, Starkey offers a vivid character study but also has fresh discoveries that subtly alter the picture...

"Extraordinary. . . . It is a tribute to Starkey's narrative drive, his puckish wit, and sharp discrimination that it doesn't seem a page too long. . . . With each queen, Starkey offers a vivid character study but also has fresh discoveries that subtly alter the picture he started...


Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived CATHERINE OF ARAGON- the pious Spanish Catholic who suffered years of miscarriages and failed to produce a male heir... ANNE BOLEYN- the pretty, clever, French-educated Protestant whose marriage to Henry changed England forever.....



