The Sixth Wife. A Novel about Catherine Parr

After the execution in February 1542 of his beloved but unfaithful wife Catherine Howard, Henry VIII turns his attention to the twice-widowed Catherine Parr. However, she is in love with Thomas Seymour, the brother of the late Queen Jane. Learning... of his rival, the king sends Seymour abroad, leaving Catherine Parr with no choice but to become Henry VIII's sixth queen. She tries to be a good wife to him and gladly takes on the upbringing of his children. Four years after the wedding, Henry dies, leaving the throne of England to nine-year-old Edward, a puppet in the hands of ambitious courtiers, and Catherine's life changes dramatically. Delighted at the prospect of marrying her first love, she does not realize that Thomas Seymour now sees her merely as a stepping stone to the throne, while his true aim is Henry's daughter, the fourteen-year-old Elizabeth... «The Sixth Wife. A Novel about Catherine Parr» is the last book in the dramatic series dedicated to the wives of King Henry VIII, created by the popular author and renowned historian Alison Weir.