Katharine of Aragon: The Wives of Henry VIII
Author: Jean Plaidy
For the first time in paperback–all three of Jean Plaidy’s Katharine of Aragon novels in one volume.Legendary historical novelist Jean Plaidy begins her tales of Henry VIII’s queens with the story of his first wife, the Spanish princess Katharine of Aragon.As a teenager, Katharine leaves her beloved Spain, land of olive groves and soaring cathedrals, for the drab, rainy i….Read More
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