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For a Queen's Love: The Stories of the Royal Wives of Philip II
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For a Queen's Love: The Stories of the Royal Wives of Philip II Paperback - 2010 - 1st Edition

by Jean Plaidy

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Plaidy's eighth book in her Novels of the Tudors series offers the fascinating story of Philip II of Spain--and the three wives who loved him, one of which was Mary Tudor.

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Power-hungry monarch, cold-blooded murderer, obsessive monster--who could love such a man? Set against the glittering courts of sixteenth-century Europe, the Spain of the dreaded Inquisition, and the tortured England of Bloody Mary, For a Queen's Love is the story of Philip II of Spain--and of the women who loved him as a husband and father. 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 II--the most powerful of kings who was at once fanatic, murderer, husband, father, and lover.From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Power-hungry monarch, cold-blooded murderer, obsessive monster--who could love such a man?

Set against the glittering courts of sixteenth-century Europe, the Spain of the dreaded Inquisition, and the tortured England of Bloody Mary, For a Queen's Love is the story of Philip II of Spain--and of the women who loved him as a husband and father.

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 II--the most powerful of kings who was at once fanatic, murderer, husband, father, and lover.

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  • Title For a Queen's Love: The Stories of the Royal Wives of Philip II
  • Author Jean Plaidy
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Crown Publishing Group (NY), New York,, Ny, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2010-03-02
  • Features Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780307346223 / 0307346226
  • Weight 0.52 lbs (0.24 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.96 x 5.3 x 0.68 in (20.22 x 13.46 x 1.73 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 16th Century
  • Category Fiction - Historical
  • Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Biographical fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2009022659
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Jean Plaidy is the pen name of the prolific English author Eleanor Hibbert, also known as Victoria Holt. More than 14 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide. Plaidy passed away in 1993.
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