Bibliograph

Young & damned & fair, the life and tragedy of Catherine Howard at the court of Henry VIII, Gareth Russell ; [maps and family trees by Martin Brown]

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Young & damned & fair, the life and tragedy of Catherine Howard at the court of Henry VIII, Gareth Russell ; [maps and family trees by Martin Brown]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

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platesillustrationsmapsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Young & damned & fair

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Gareth Russell ; [maps and family trees by Martin Brown]

Sub title

the life and tragedy of Catherine Howard at the court of Henry VIII

Summary

More than a traditional biography, this is a very human tale of some terrible decisions made by a young woman, and of complex individuals attempting to survive in a dangerous hothouse where the odds were stacked against nearly all of them. By illuminating Catherine's entwined upstairs/downstairs worlds, and bringing the reader into her daily milieu, the author re-tells her story in an exciting and engaging way that has surprisingly modern resonances and offers a fresh perspective on Henry's fifth wife

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