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Henry VIII and his six wives / Janet Hardy-Gould.

By: Series: Oxford bookworms library; Stage 2, True storiesPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2008.Description: 56 p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cm + 1 Audio CD (digital; 4 {u00BE} in.)ISBN:
  • 9780194790628 (pbk.)
  • 0194790622 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PE1126.A4 H36 2008
Contents:
King Henry is dead -- Katherine of Aragon -- Anne Boleyn -- Jane Seymour -- Anne of Cleves -- Katherine Howard -- Catherine Parr.
Summary: There were six of them - three Katherines, two Annes, and a Jane. One of them was the King's wife for twenty-four years, another for only a year and a half. One died, two were divorced, and two were beheaded. It was a dangerous, uncertain life. After the King's death in 1547, his sixth wife finds a box of old letters - one from each of the first five wives. They are sad, angry, frightened letters. They tell the story of what it was like to be the wife of Henry VIII of England.
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Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai IELP Books ESL Level 2 56 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5058634

"First published in Oxford Bookworms 1996"-T.p. verso.

King Henry is dead -- Katherine of Aragon -- Anne Boleyn -- Jane Seymour -- Anne of Cleves -- Katherine Howard -- Catherine Parr.

There were six of them - three Katherines, two Annes, and a Jane. One of them was the King's wife for twenty-four years, another for only a year and a half. One died, two were divorced, and two were beheaded. It was a dangerous, uncertain life. After the King's death in 1547, his sixth wife finds a box of old letters - one from each of the first five wives. They are sad, angry, frightened letters. They tell the story of what it was like to be the wife of Henry VIII of England.

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