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Henry VIII: The Story of the Ruthless Tudor King


Lives in Action

No. of pages 160

Published: 2010

Great for age 12-18 years

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Henry VIII was flamboyant, courageous and headstrong. His life spans a fascinating, important period in history, in which he plays a crucial part. This biography of Henry VIII looks further than the facts that everyone knows - what was Henry like as a boy? How did he become the man that he was? Lives in Action is a series of narrative biographies that recount the lives of some of the key figures in history. Page-turning, thrilling plots that read like fiction will keep the most reluctant reader hooked.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Lives in Action .

There are 160 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2010 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Harriet Castor has written other titles in this popular children's series and is also author of a successful adult novel.

 

This book is in the following series:

Lives in Action

This book features the following characters:

Katherine Howard
This book features the character Katherine Howard.

Mary Tudor
This book features the character Mary Tudor.

Thomas Moore
This book features the character Thomas Moore.

Katherine of Aragon
This book features the character Katherine of Aragon.

Katherine Parr
This book features the character Katherine Parr.

Elizabeth Tudor
This book features the character Elizabeth Tudor.

Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour was the third queen of King Henry VIII. She died after giving birth to Edward VI from complications.

Henry Viii
This book features Henry Viii.

Anne Bolyn
This book features the character Anne Bolyn.

Anne of Cleves
This book features the character Anne of Cleves.

Cardinal Wolsey
This book features the character Cardinal Wolsey.

Stephen Gardiner
This book features the character Stephen Gardiner.

Thomas Cranmer
This book features the character Thomas Cranmer.

Thomas Cromwell
This book features the character Thomas Cromwell.

King Henry
This book features the english king, King Henry.

'a rollicking read' Birmingham Post (June 2010)