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The Unfaithful Queen
''The Unfaithful Queen'' is a 2012 historical novel by Carolly Erickson. Plot summary The book follows Catherine Howard, who is involved in complex romantic entanglements with figures like Henry Mannox and Francis Dereham. After marrying the boorish King Henry VIII Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his Wives of Henry VIII, six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. ..., Catherine struggles to adapt to her role as queen. Reception The book received mixed reviews from critics, its entertainment value was praised while its historical accuracy and characterization were criticized. References 2012 novels Novels set in Tudor England Novels set in the 1530s Cultural depictions of Catherine Howard Cultural depictions of Henry VIII {{2010s-novel-stub ...
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Carolly Erickson
Carolly Erickson (born January 1, 1943–November 11, 2020) an American author of historical fiction and non-fiction. In 2008, her book ''The Tsarina's Daughter'' won the RT Reader's Choice Award for best Historical Fiction. Personal life Erickson lived in California, Hawaii and Washington State. She died in Wenatchee, Washington Wenatchee ( ) is the county seat and most populous city of Chelan County, Washington, Chelan County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. The population within the city limits in 2010 was 31,925, and has increased to 35,508 as of 2020. ... on November 11, 2020. Novels * ''The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette'' (2005) * ''The Last Wife of Henry VIII'' (2006) * ''The Secret Life of Josephine: Napoleon's Bird of Paradise'' (2007) * ''The Tsarina's Daughter'' (2008) * '' The Memoirs of Mary Queen of Scots'' (2009) * '' Rival to the Queen'' (2010) * '' The Favored Queen'' (2011) * '' The Unfaithful Queen'' (2012) * '' The Spanish Queen'' (201 ...
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Historical Fiction
Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the Setting (narrative), setting of particular real past events, historical events. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other types of narrative, including theatre, opera, Film, cinema, and television, as well as video games and graphic novels. An essential element of historical fiction is that it is set in the past and pays attention to the manners, social conditions and other details of the depicted period. Authors also frequently choose to explore notable historical figures in these settings, allowing readers to better understand how these individuals might have responded to their environments. The historical romance usually seeks to romanticize eras of the past. Some subgenres such as alternate history and historical fantasy insert intentionally ahistorical or Speculative fiction, speculative elements into a novel. Works of ...
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The Favored Queen
''The Favored Queen'' is a 2011 historical fiction novel by Carolly Erickson. Plot summary The book follows Jane Seymour, maid-of-honor to Queen Catherine of Aragon. Jane witnesses Catherine's fall from grace as her husband King Henry VIII divorces her in favor of Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn (; 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was List of English royal consorts, Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the Wives of Henry VIII, second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and execution, by beheading .... Jane serves Queen Anne as her own romance with Henry begins. Reception The book received mixed reviews from critics, some of whom praised it for its prose and entertaining story while others felt it was historically inaccurate and criticized the characterization of Jane. References 2011 novels Novels set in Tudor England Cultural depictions of Jane Seymour Cultural depictions of Anne Boleyn Cultural depictions of Catherine of Aragon Cultura ...
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The Spanish Queen
''The Spanish Queen'' is a 2013 historical fiction novel by Carolly Erickson. Plot summary The book focuses on Catherine of Aragon's marriage to Henry VIII Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his Wives of Henry VIII, six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. ..., which is strained by difficulty conceiving and the repeated infant deaths of their children. Reception The book received praise from critics for its historical accuracy and complex portrayal of Catherine, although it received some criticism for its lack of invention.{{Cite web , last=Donoghue , first=Steve , date=2013-10-29 , title=Book Review: The Spanish Queen , url=https://www.openlettersmonthlyarchive.com/olm/book-review-the-spanish-queen , access-date=2025-05-11 , website=Open Letters Monthly , language=en-US References 2013 novels Novels set in Tudor England ...
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Catherine Howard
Catherine Howard ( – 13 February 1542) was Queen of England from July 1540 until November 1541 as the fifth wife of King Henry VIII. She was the daughter of Lord Edmund Howard and Joyce Culpeper, a first cousin to Anne Boleyn (the second wife of Henry VIII), and the niece of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. Thomas Howard was a prominent politician at Henry's court. He secured her a place in the household of Henry's fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, where Howard caught the King's interest. She married him on 28 July 1540 at Oatlands Palace in Surrey, just 19 days after the annulment of his marriage to Anne. Henry was 49, and it is widely accepted that Catherine was about 17 at the time of her marriage to Henry VIII. Catherine was stripped of her title as queen in November 1541 and beheaded three months later on the grounds of treason for committing adultery with her distant cousin, Thomas Culpeper. Ancestry Catherine was a granddaughter of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Nor ...
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Francis Dereham
Francis Dereham (c. 1506/09 – executed ) was a Tudor courtier whose involvement with Henry VIII's fifth Queen, Catherine Howard, in her youth, prior to engagement with the king, was eventually found out and led to his arrest. The information of Dereham having a relationship with Howard displeased King Henry to such great lengths he arranged the executions of all involved. Early life Francis Dereham (b. 1506/09 - d. 1541) was the son of Thomas Dereham (b. 1474 - d. 1531) of Crimplesham in Norfolk, and Isabel, the daughter of John Paynell, of Boothby in Lincolnshire and Elizabeth Tylney (da. of Sir Philip Tilney of Boston and Isabel Thorpe). Relationship with Catherine Howard Dereham is known for his sexual indiscretions with Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of King Henry VIII of England. The relationship started when she was around 15, before she became queen. Dereham believed that he loved her when their affair began late in 1538. During their affair, Catherine and Francis ...
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Henry VIII
Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his Wives of Henry VIII, six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disagreement with Pope Clement VII about such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from papal authority. He appointed himself Supreme Head of the Church of England and dissolution of the monasteries, dissolved convents and monasteries, for which he was List of people excommunicated by the Catholic Church, excommunicated by the pope. Born in Greenwich, Henry brought radical changes to the Constitution of England, expanding royal power and ushering in the theory of the divine right of kings in opposition to papal supremacy. He frequently used charges of treason and heresy to quell dissent, and those accused were often executed without a formal trial using bills of attainder. He achi ...
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2012 Novels
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Novels Set In Tudor England
A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book. The word derives from the for 'new', 'news', or 'short story (of something new)', itself from the , a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ''novellus'', diminutive of ''novus'', meaning 'new'. According to Margaret Doody, the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the Ancient Greek and Roman novel, Medieval Chivalric romance, and the tradition of the Italian Renaissance novella.Margaret Anne Doody''The True Story of the Novel'' New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996, rept. 1997, p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2014. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, in the historical romances of Walter Scott and the Gothic novel. Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, and John Cowper Powys, preferred the term ''romance''. Such romances should not be confused with th ...
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Cultural Depictions Of Catherine Howard
Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, attitudes, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tylor, Edward. (1871). ''Primitive Culture''. Vol 1. New York: J. P. Putnam's Son Culture often originates from or is attributed to a specific region or location. Humans acquire culture through the learning processes of enculturation and socialization, which is shown by the diversity of cultures across societies. A cultural norm codifies acceptable conduct in society; it serves as a guideline for behavior, dress, language, and demeanor in a situation, which serves as a template for expectations in a social group. Accepting only a monoculture in a social group can bear risks, just as a single species can wither in the face of environmental change, for lack of functional responses to the change. Thus in military culture, valor is counted a ...
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