The Six Wives of Henry VIII - Alison Weir

Browsing in Waterstones at Gatwick airport recently looking for something to read, I came across Alison Weir’s six wives of Henry V111. I have always been interested in history and the Tudor period is my favourite so this book really appealed to me. The reviews on the back cover claimed that the book was an entertaining account of Henry V11’s complicated domestic history, full of interesting detail. It was the promise of interesting detail taken from reliable sources, which persuaded me to buy this book as opposed to other accounts on offer. So heres a brief taster of what this book has to offer, I certainly don’t intend to give you a history lesson! The ...