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Katherine Howard: A New History

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Katherine Howard: A New History

In this new full-length biography of Katherine Howard, Henry VIII's fifth wife, Conor Byrne reconsiders Katherineâ€™s brief reign and the circumstances of her life, striping away the complex layers of myths and misconceptions to reveal a credible portrait of this tragic queen.

By reinterpreting her life in the context of cultural customs and expectations surrounding sexuality, fertility and family honour, Byrne exposes the limitations of conceptualising Katherine as either â€˜whoreâ€™ or â€˜victimâ€™. His more rounded view of the circumstances in which she found herself and the expectations of her society allows the historical Katherine to emerge.

Katherine has long been condemned by historians for being a promiscuous and frivolous consort who partied away her days and revelled in male attention, but Byrne's reassessment conveys the mature and thoughtful ways in which Katherine approached her queenship. It was a tragedy that her life was controlled by predators seeking to advance themselves at her expense, whatever the cost.

Country	USA
Author	Conor Byrne
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	MadeGlobal Publishing
Manufacturer	MadeGlobal Publishing
NumberOfPages	266
PublicationDate	2014-08-13
Publisher	MadeGlobal Publishing
ReleaseDate	2014-08-13
Studio	MadeGlobal Publishing

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