Henry VIII
Alison Weir
Random House Publishing Group
<p>BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Alison Weir's <i>Mary Boleyn.</i><br><br>Henry VIII, renowned for his command of power, celebrated for his intellect, presided  over the most stylish--and dangerous--court in Renaissance Europe. Scheming cardinals  vied for power with newly rich landowners and merchants, brilliant painters and architects  introduced a new splendor into art and design, and each of Henry's six queens brought  her own influence to bear upon the life of the court. In her new book, Alison Weir,  author of the finest royal chronicles of our time, brings to vibrant life the turbulent,  complex figure of Henry VIII and the glittering court he made his own.<br><br> In an age  when a monarch's domestic and political lives were inextricably intertwined, a king  as powerful and brilliant as Henry VIII exercised enormous sway over the laws, the  customs, and the culture of his kingdom. Yet as Weir shows in this swift, vivid narrative,  Henry's ministers, nobles,...