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The Sixth Wife
Sep 14, 2025 11:47 AM

Author:Jean Plaidy

The Sixth Wife

Delve deep into a superb, fictionalised account of Henry VIII's sixth Queen, the mysterious Katharine Parr, written by multi-million copy and international bestselling author Jean Plaidy. This vibrant and captivating historical page-turner, perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, is guaranteed to have you hooked from page one...

'Jean Plaidy doesn't just write the history, she makes it come alive.' -- Julia Moffat, RNA

'Plaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama' -- New York Times

'Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting' - Observer

'A must read' -- ***** Reader review

'I could not put this book down once I started reading' -- ***** Reader review

'A pleasure to read' -- ***** Reader review

'She makes history come alive' -- ***** Reader review

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Katharine Parr has unwittingly become the last pawn in King Henry VIII's ambitions for an heir.

Already twice widowed, Katharine finally dares to hope that she might find love with the dashing Thomas Seymour - but Henry has decided he must have a sixth wife and Seymour's intentions to marry Katharine have not gone unnoticed.

Unable to refuse the King of England, Katharine becomes his reluctant bride.

Once again it seems only a matter of time before another wife's fate leads her to the Tower of London. Will fate be kind to her...?

The Tudor saga continues in The Thistle and the Rose.

Reviews

Jean Plaidy doesn't just write the history, she makes it come alive.

—— Julia Moffat, RNA

Her novels are still very much to be enjoyed ... Any writer who can both educate and thrill a reader of any age deserves to be remembered and find new fans ... One only has to look at the TV/Media to see that the appetite for this kind of writing is still very much there

—— Matt Bates , WH Smith Travel

Plaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama

—— New York Times

Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting

—— Observer

Interesting and accurate...an absorbing novel

—— Times Literary Supplement

Henry is so well drawn that, as in real life, he always holds the stage...a vivid impression of life at the Tudor Court.

—— Daily Telegraph

Jean Plaidy, by the skilful blending of superb storytelling and meticulous attention to authenticity of detail and depth of charaterization has become one of the country's most widely read novelists

—— Sunday Times

Plaidy brings out the terror that haunted Henry's court, and the perpetual insecurity that made great men run stupendous risks...an absorbing novel

—— Times Literary Supplement

Rare...exquisite...a cameo-like perfection

—— New York Herald Tribune

Speaks volumes about heroism and the human condition... A taut, page-turning narrative

—— The Times

Ingenious

—— Time Out
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