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Catherine Parr and Anne Askew: united in faith and danger, divided in death

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“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 Contents

Contents
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

The Queen and the Heretic

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      Publisher SPCK Publishing
      Published 20 April 2018
      ISBN-13 9780745968827
      978-0745968827
      ISBN-10 0745968821
      Also in:
      Protestantism and Protestant Churches

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Catherine 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 Contents

      Contents
      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

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