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Six Tudor Queens: Jane Seymour, The Haunted Queen

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3rd May 2018

Price: £18.99

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Selected: Hardcover / ISBN-13: 9781472227676

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‘This brilliant book is a bombshell! Jane Seymour the shy mouse type? Think again!’ Kate Williams

Alison Weir, historian and author of the Sunday Times bestsellers Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen and Anne Boleyn: A King’s Obsession, draws an enthralling portrait of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII’s third queen, as you’ve never seen her before. E
ssential reading for fans of Philippa Gregory and Elizabeth Chadwick.

‘This six-book series looks likely to become a landmark in historical fiction’ The Times


THE WOMAN HAUNTED BY THE FATE OF HER PREDECESSOR.


Eleven days after the death of Anne Boleyn, Jane is dressing for her wedding to the King.

She has witnessed at first hand how courtly play can quickly turn to danger and knows she must bear a son . . . or face ruin.

This new Queen must therefore step out from the shadows cast by Katherine and Anne. In doing so, can she expose a gentler side to the brutal King?

JANE SEYMOUR
THE THIRD OF HENRY’S QUEENS
HER STORY


Acclaimed, bestselling historian Alison Weir draws on new research for her captivating novel, which paints a compelling portrait of Jane and casts fresh light on both traditional and modern perceptions of her. Jane was driven by the strength of her faith and a belief that she might do some good in a wicked world.

History tells us how she died.
This spellbinding novel explores the life she lived.

SIX TUDOR QUEENS. SIX NOVELS. SIX YEARS.

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Reviews

Elizabeth Fremantle
A triumph of fine detail and research and offers a complex depiction of an endlessly fascinating woman
Sarah Gristwood
Alison Weir's wonderfully detailed novel offers a spellbinding solution to the mystery of Anne [Boleyn's] true nature . . . Enthralling
Good Housekeeping
Well researched and engrossing
Barbara Erskine
Alison Weir makes history come alive as no one else
Tracy Borman
Gripping and utterly compelling . . . Henry VIII's third and - allegedly - best-loved wife is brought vividly to life . . . Not to be missed
Sarah Gristwood
Written with the verve of fiction and the authority of history, this is a Jane who is neither a puppet, a pious victim nor a po-faced schemer, but a living, breathing woman, launched on her own emotional journey. Meticulous research is magically transformed into a riveting narrative which takes us into the places non-fiction history cannot reach. It's what Alison Weir does better than anybody - and what historical fiction was created to do
Kirkus Reviews
Deft, authoritative biographical fiction
Bookbag
Weir does an excellent job of bringing the pages of history to life; creating living, breathing characters with flaws and weaknesses like our own
Kate Williams
This brilliant book is a bombshell! Jane Seymour the shy mouse type? Think again! . . . She is vibrant, determined and she sets the King's court on fire . . . A magnificent novel - you'll never forget her!
Josephine Ross
Combining her authority as a historian with her skill as a novelist, in telling Jane Seymour's story Alison has once again brought the past enthrallingly to life, as only she can. The Haunted Queen is another classic - in the great tradition of historical fiction
Barbara Erskine
Vivid characters and a wonderful sense of time and place combine with the story of a gentle, kind heroine who I really cared about, the more so because she was so cruelly robbed of her life at the moment of her greatest happiness
Booklist
Weir's impressive novel shows why Jane deserves renewed attention . . . This third volume in Weir's exceptional Six Tudor Queens series offers new angles on its earlier subjects [Katherine and Anne] . . . Weir keeps the tension high, breathing new life into a familiar tale and making us wish for a different ending
Candis Magazine
This retelling portrays Jane as a lady of principle. Meticulously researched and richly rewarding
The Times
This six-book series looks likely to become a landmark in historical fiction
Good Housekeeping
Alison Weir gives a fresh take on Jane Seymour's life . . . A brilliant and engaging read
Daily Mail
Hugely enjoyable . . . Alison Weir knows her subject and has a knack for the telling and textural detail