☰

Literature & Fiction

For a Queen's Love: The Stories of the Royal Wives of Philip II (A Novel of the Tudors)

For a Queen's Love: The Stories of the Royal Wives of Philip II (A Novel of the Tudors)

Power-hungry monarch, cold-blooded murderer, obsessive monsterâ€”who could love such a man?Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Â
Set against the glittering courts of sixteenth-century Europe, the Spain of the dreaded Inquisition, and the tortured England of Bloody Mary, For a Queenâ€™s Love is the story of Philip II of Spainâ€”and of the women who loved him as a husband and father.
Â
Philip was a dark and troubled man, who, like many royals, had been robbed of his childhood. His first marriage, a romantic union with childlike Maria Manoela, brought him tragedy and a troublesome son, Don Carlos. Then followed marriage with the jealously possessive Mary Tudor, a political union that ultimately failed to bring Philip an heir that would solidify the unified power he so deeply desired. And finally, marriage again to a young bride Philip stole from his unbalanced son, sowing the seeds of brutal murder. But history is seldom what it seems, and in the hands of beloved author Jean Plaidy, we hear another side to the story of Philip IIâ€”the most powerful of kings who was at once fanatic, murderer, husband, father, and lover.
Country USA
Brand Broadway Books
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Paperback
Color Gold
ReleaseDate 2010-03-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307346223

You might also like...

To Hold the Crown: The Story of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York (A Novel of the Tudors)

To Hold the Crown: The Story of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York (A Novel of the Tudors)

A Favorite of the Queen: The Story of Lord Robert Dudley and Elizabeth I (A Novel of the Tudors)

A Favorite of the Queen: The Story of Lord Robert Dudley and Elizabeth I (A Novel of the Tudors)

Mary, Queen of France: The Tudor Princesses

Mary, Queen of France: The Tudor Princesses

The King's Confidante: The Story of the Daughter of Sir Thomas More (A Novel of the Tudors)

The King's Confidante: The Story of the Daughter of Sir Thomas More (A Novel of the Tudors)

The Three Crowns: The Story of William and Mary (A Novel of the Stuarts)

The Three Crowns: The Story of William and Mary (A Novel of the Stuarts)

The Thistle and the Rose: The Tudor Princesses

The Thistle and the Rose: The Tudor Princesses

The Borgias: Two Novels in One Volume

The Borgias: Two Novels in One Volume