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Young and Damned and Fair

The Life and Tragedy of Catherine Howard at the Court of Henry VIII

Author: Gareth Russell

Read by: Jenny Funnell

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Format
Digital Audiobook

Duration
15:57.05

Published: 22nd August 2017

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2017

Born into nobility and married into the royal family, Catherine Howard was attended every waking hour - secrets were impossible to keep. In this thrilling reappraisal of Henry VIII's fifth wife, Gareth Russell's history unfurls as if in real time to explain how the queen's career ended with one of the great scandals of Henry's reign. This is a grand tale of the Henrician court in its twilight, a glittering but pernicious sunset during which the king's unstable behaviour and his courtiers' labyrinthine deceptions proved fatal to many, not just to Catherine Howard.

Russell's portrayal of the renaissance court, with its top nobles and their intricate games of power, paints a vivid picture of Catherine Howard's world. The tragic end of her career is a testament to the dangerous dance of deception that was a hallmark of Henry VIII's reign.

For fans of Tracy Borman (Crown & Sceptre), Alison Weir (Against Our Better Judgment), Philippa Langley (The Lost King), Antonia Fraser (Mary Queen Of Scots), and Hayley Nolan (Anne Boleyn).