Description
Book SynopsisCatherine Parr and Anne Askew: united in faith and danger, divided in death
Trade Review“Derek Wilson has written a fine history of two little-known and controversial women as thinkers. Though one is a queen of Henry VIII and the other is a martyr, they appear on the pages as lively, complex, realistic women – far from the stereotypes of traditional history. Wilson has traced their connections and carefully judged their intimacy. His understanding of the cliques which attached themselves to Henry VIII and his last wife is detailed and careful – authentic history – while never losing sight of the nightmarish atmosphere of a court governed by a bad-tempered tyrant.” -- Phillipa Gregory
Table of ContentsContents
Preface vii
Part 1: Before
1. A Studious Young Lady 1
2. Of Daughters and Wives 11
3. The Great Ruffling 21
4. Conversion 34
5. Three Weddings and a Funeral 54
Part 2: The Crisis
6. Thunder Round the Throne 71
7. Divorce 82
8. The Year of Crisis 103
9. Condemned by the Law 121
10. Instant Desire 144
Part 3: After
11. Catherine and Anne in Historical Perspective 175
Bibliography 193
Index 195
