'This six-book series looks likely to become a landmark in historical fiction' THE TIMES
'With characteristic verve and stunning period detail this novel will captivate you and break
your heart. Utterly sublime' TRACY BORMAN Alison Weir historian and author of the Sunday
Times- bestselling Six Tudor Queen s series relates one of the most tragic stories in English
history: Katheryn Howard Henry VIII's fifth queen. 'Conveys the heart-rending pathos of a
young woman executed whose only real crime was her naïveté and her desire to be loved... It is
a profoundly moving story that lingers long after the last page is turned' ELIZABETH
FREMANTLE 'Alison's sensitively drawn novel will change everyone's preconceptions' SUSAN
RONALD ... A NAIVE YOUNG WOMAN AT THE MERCY OF HER AMBITIOUS FAMILY. At just nineteen
Katheryn Howard is quick to trust and fall in love. She comes to court. She sings she dances.
She captures the heart of the King. But Henry knows nothing of Katheryn's past - one that
comes back increasingly to haunt her. For those who share her secrets are waiting in the
shadows whispering words of love... and blackmail. The fifth of Henry's queens. Her story.
Acclaimed bestselling historian Alison Weir draws on extensive research to recount the tale of
a vivacious young woman used by powerful men for their own gain. HISTORY TELLS US SHE DIED
TOO SOON. THIS MESMERISING NOVEL BRINGS HER TO LIFE. PRAISE FOR THE SIX TUDOR QUEENS SERIES:
'Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life' Guardian 'Alison Weir
makes history come alive as no one else' Barbara Erskine 'Well researched and engrossing' Good
Housekeeping 'Utterly gripping and endlessly surprising' Tracy Borman 'Hugely enjoyable . .
. Alison Weir knows her subject and has a knack for the telling and textural detail' Daily Mail
