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Collection:
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Good Reading |
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Call Number:
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F |
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Author:
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Weir, Alison |
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Title:
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The king's pleasure |
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Remainder of title:
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a novel of Henry VIII |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"Young Henry began his rule as a magnificent and chivalrous Renaissance prince who embodied every virtue. He had all the qualities to make a triumph of his kingship, yet we remember only the violence. Henry famously broke with the Pope, founding the Church of England and launching a religious revolution that divided his kingdom. He beheaded two of his wives and cast aside two others. He died a suspicious, obese, disease-riddled tyrant, old before his time. His reign is remembered as one of dangerous intrigue and bloodshed-and yet the truth is far more complex. The King's Pleasure brings to life the idealistic monarch who expanded Parliament, founded the Royal Navy, modernized medical training, composed music and poetry, and patronized the arts. A passionate man in search of true love, he was stymied by the imperative to produce a male heir, as much a victim of circumstance as his unhappy wives. Had fate been kinder to him, the history of England would have been very different. Here is the story of the private man. To his contemporaries, he was a great king, a legend in his own lifetime. And he left an extraordinary legacy--a modern Britain"-- |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780593355077 |
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(ebook) |
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(hardcover ; |
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acid-free paper) |
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Canceled/invalid ISBN:
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9780593355060 |
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Description conventions:
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rda |
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Authentication code:
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pcc |
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Geographic area code:
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e-uk--- |
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Classification number:
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PR6123.E36 |
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Edition number:
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23/eng/20230203 |
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Classification number:
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823/.92 |
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Dates associated with a name:
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1951- |
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Relator term:
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author. |
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Statement of responsibility, etc.:
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Alison Weir. |
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Edition statement:
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First edition. |
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Place of publication:
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New York , NY |
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Name of publisher:
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Random House |
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Date of publication:
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2023 |
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Projected publication date:
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2305 |
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New York : |
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Ballantine Books, |
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2023. |
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Extent:
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588 pages |
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rdacontent |
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text |
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txt |
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rdamedia |
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computer |
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c |
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rdacarrier |
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online resource |
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cr |
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Provided by publisher. |
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Source of acquisition:
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B&T 6/9/23 |
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Purchase price:
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30.00 |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
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Personal name:
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Henry |
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Numeration:
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VIII, |
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Titles and other words associated with a name:
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King of England, |
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Dates associated with a name:
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1491-1547 |
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Form subdivision:
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Fiction. |
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Subject:
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England |
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Subject:
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Biographical Fiction |
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Subject:
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Historical Fiction |
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Geographic name:
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Great Britain |
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Form subdivision:
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Fiction. |
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General subdivision:
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History |
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Chronological subdivision:
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Henry VIII, 1509-1547 |
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Source of term:
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lcgft |
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Source of term:
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lcgft |
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Genre/form data or focus term:
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Biographical fiction. |
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Genre/form data or focus term:
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Historical fiction. |
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Main entry heading:
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Weir, Alison, 1951- |
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Edition:
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First edition. |
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Place, publisher, and date of publication:
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New York : Ballantine Books, 2023 |
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Display text:
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Print version: |
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Title:
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King's pleasure |
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Record control number:
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(DLC) 2023004984 |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780593355060 |
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acquire |
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ecip ebook |
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policy default |
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ecip ebook 2023-02-03 |
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LC online resource |
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2023-02-03 |
Bibliography Copy Information:
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53374 |
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