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Wicked women of Tudor England : queens, aristocrats, commoners / Retha M. Warnicke.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Queenship and powerPublication details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 272 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780230391925 (alk. paper)
  • 0230391923 (alk. paper)
  • 9781137032379 (pbk.)
  • 1137032375 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 942.0509252 23
LOC classification:
  • DA317.3 .W37 2012
Contents:
Introduction -- Queen Anne Boleyn -- Queen Katherine Howard -- Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset -- Lettice, Countess of Essex and Leicester, 1543-1634 -- Jane More -- Alice More -- Conclusion.
Summary: This book delves into the lives of six Tudor women celebrated for their reputed 'wickedness'-- Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard, the two consorts of Henry VIII who were executed for adultery; Anne Seymour, duchess of Somerset, and Lettice Dudley, countess of Essex and Leicester, two defamed noblewomen; and Jane and Alice More, the two wives of Sir Thomas More who were charged with contrariness and shrewishness. In the process, author Retha Warnicke rescues these women from historical misrepresentations and helps us rediscover the complex world of Tudor society.
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Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Waimate Event Centre - Long term storage Non Fiction 942.05 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan a00628049

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-259) and index.

Introduction -- Queen Anne Boleyn -- Queen Katherine Howard -- Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset -- Lettice, Countess of Essex and Leicester, 1543-1634 -- Jane More -- Alice More -- Conclusion.

This book delves into the lives of six Tudor women celebrated for their reputed 'wickedness'-- Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard, the two consorts of Henry VIII who were executed for adultery; Anne Seymour, duchess of Somerset, and Lettice Dudley, countess of Essex and Leicester, two defamed noblewomen; and Jane and Alice More, the two wives of Sir Thomas More who were charged with contrariness and shrewishness. In the process, author Retha Warnicke rescues these women from historical misrepresentations and helps us rediscover the complex world of Tudor society.

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