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Description
Anna Whitelock's absorbing debut tells the remarkable story of a woman who was a princess one moment, and a disinherited bastard the next. It tells of her Spanish heritage and the unbreakable bond between Mary and her mother, Katherine of Aragon; of her childhood, adolescence, rivalry with her sister Elizabeth and finally her womanhood. Throughout her life Mary was a fighter, battling to preserve her integrity and her right to hear the Catholic mass. Finally, she fought for the throne. The Mary that emerges from this groundbreaking biography is not the weak-willed failure of traditional narratives, but a complex figure of immense courage, determination and humanity.
Product details
Published | 01 Mar 2010 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 384 |
ISBN | 9781408800782 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Paperbacks |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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'An impressive and powerful debut'
David Starkey
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Whitelock offers an unforgettable picture of Mary alone in darkness, waiting for labour to begin for a child that never was . . . Her book gives us a woman who met impossible challenges with courage and conviction'
Diane Purkiss, Financial Times
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'A rollercoaster of a story'
Antonia Fraser, Mail on Sunday
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'Whitelock's fine new biography tells, instead, the story of the road that Mary did take, from cradle to throne'
Sunday Telegraph