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How tudor queens turned into pop stars a cheeky musical about the illfated wives of henry viii is already a hit in britain, on tiktok and on cruise ships. Alison weir young katherine of aragon, daughter of spains powerful monarchs ferdinand and isabella, was an exquisite prize in the royal marriage market. Goldenhaired, sixteen years old, she was sent to england. A sunday times top ten bestseller katherine of aragon.
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Here weir focuses on elizabeth i, also known as the virgin queen, who ascended to the throne at age 25 and never married, yet ruled for 44 years and steered england into its golden age. Bestselling author and acclaimed historian alison weir takes on what no fiction writer has done before. The true queen, is the second captivating novel in the six tudor queens series. I first read her book of anne boleyn and just knew i had to read this as well to see the same story from another important historical figures p.
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