The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History
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THE WIVES OF HENRY THE EIGHTH
The Wives
of
Henry the Eighth
AND THE PARTS THEY PLAYED IN HISTORY
MARTIN HUME
LONDON EVELEIGH NASH 1905
PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
THE WIVES OF HENRY THE EIGHTH
CHAPTER I
1488-1501
INTRODUCTORY—WHY KATHARINE CAME TO ENGLAND—POLITICAL MATRIMONY
CHAPTER II
1501-1509
KATHARINE’S WIDOWHOOD AND WHY SHE STAYED IN ENGLAND
CHAPTER III
1509-1527
KATHARINE THE QUEEN—A POLITICAL MARRIAGE AND A PERSONAL DIVORCE
CHAPTER IV
1527-1530
KATHARINE AND ANNE—THE DIVORCE
CHAPTER V
1530-1534
HENRY’S DEFIANCE—THE VICTORY OF ANNE
CHAPTER VI
1534-1536
A FLEETING TRIUMPH—POLITICAL INTRIGUE AND THE BETRAYAL OF ANNE
CHAPTER VII
1536-1540
PLOT AND COUNTERPLOT—JANE SEYMOUR AND ANNE OF CLEVES
CHAPTER VIII
1540-1542
THE KING’S “GOOD SISTER” AND THE KING’S BAD WIFE—THE LUTHERANS AND ENGLISH CATHOLICS
CHAPTER IX
1542-1547
KATHARINE PARR—THE PROTESTANTS WIN THE LAST TRICK
INDEX
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