After a short-lived and childless marriage to sickly prince Arthur of England, Katharine finds herself handed down to his brother, the future king Henry VII, a handsome, passionate man with whom she forms a strong bond of mutual admiration and love. Their relationship seems ideal -- equals in status, ambition, and respect for each other.
As the years go by, King Henry becomes consumed by greed, paranoia, and arrogance, with a roving eye that has settled on the young Anne Boleyn. It is this obsession that will lead to his destruction and the humiliation of Katharine, the woman he once would have done anything to protect, forever changing the face of English history and religion.
Beloved by her fans and a queen of the genre, Norah Lofts wrote tales of royal Britain that have stood the test of time, and The King's Pleasure is now reissued for a new generation of adoring readers.
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While I do not wish to denigrate Anne Boleyn in any way (for I am an Anne-o-phile), I must recommend Katharine of Aragon to you as well. In truth, out of Henry six wives, Katharine was the superior queen.
I also recommend Antonia Fraser's and Alison Weir's "The Wives of King Henry VIII" and Jeane Plaidy's series of three books on Katharine of Aragon. I also recommend Margaret Campbell Barnes' "The King's Fool" about the life of Henry VIII's fool, Will Somers and his view of the events surrounding the "King's Secret Matter".
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