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    Young and Damned and Fair: The Life and Tragedy of Catherine Howard at the Court of Henry VIII
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    Young and Damned and Fair: The Life and Tragedy of Catherine Howard at the Court of Henry VIII
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    Young and Damned and Fair: The Life and Tragedy of Catherine Howard at the Court of Henry VIII

    Written by Gareth Russell

    Narrated by Jenny Funnell

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    SHORTLISTED FOR THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2017

    Born into nobility and married into the royal family, Catherine Howard was attended every waking hour – secrets were impossible to keep. In this thrilling reappraisal of Henry VIII’s fifth wife, Gareth Russell’s history unfurls as if in real time to explain how the queen’s career ended with one of the great scandals of Henry’s reign. This is a grand tale of the Henrician court in its twilight, a glittering but pernicious sunset during which the king’s unstable behaviour and his courtiers’ labyrinthine deceptions proved fatal to many, not just to Catherine Howard.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateJan 12, 2017
    ISBN9780008181987
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    Young and Damned and Fair: The Life and Tragedy of Catherine Howard at the Court of Henry VIII
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    Gareth Russell

    Educated at Oxford University and Queen’s University, Belfast, Gareth Russell is a historian, novelist, and playwright. He is the author of several books, including The Palace, The Ship of Dreams, Young and Damned and Fair, The Emperors, and Do Let’s Have Another Drink. He lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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    • 5/5
      High quality in depth research, well written and presented, a story illustrated with many relevant facts of the time and the people. Well read and very enjoyable. Highly recommended to those with an interest in Tudor history.

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    • 5/5
      A fascinating study with a great deal of interesting facts about the culture and characters of the time. Superb balance in excellent research. The author is a gifted writer too.
    • 5/5
      A perfect book to read after you've finished The Mirror and the Light.
    • 5/5
      What a truly fantastic book! Gareth Russell not only delves into the short life of this unfortunate young woman, he also describes aspects of Tudor life that are merely presented as the foundation in other books. As an example, the fosterage of young men and women. Yes, we know it happened; here, Russell explains not just the household in which Catherine [sic] was fostered, but how it led to her early death. It was scattered, minimally supervised, and Catherine was roomed with 4 or 5 other upper class women who were also enjoying amorous liaisons with young men surrounding the Duchess of Norfolk. Also, the petitioning of a Queen for a position in her household. How exactly did that happen? Russell provides a letter from Joan Bulmer, nee Acworth, a former "ally in mischief" in their youth, and explains the particulars of what was involved in contemplating royal service.Also important were the physical placements of the women in Queen Catherine's household: those who allowed in guests and visitors to the main apartments, which rooms were locked from the inside or not, and which pages and women had access to the hallway to the actual private quarters. All very detailed and providing an explanation that is central to the Queen's flirtations.These were difficult times in which to live and the end of the book describes not just Queen Catherine's beheading and the mutilations and deaths of her paramours, but also the casualness with which Henry VIII condemned to death anyone who displeased him. A well-written and sympathetic biography of a tragic figure in Tudor history.
    • 3/5
      As a retired English professor specializing in the Tudor and Stuart periods, and a long-time Tudor junkie, I've read many books about Henry VIII, his six wives, and his court (including a few truly dreadful novels--avoid Suzannah Dunn at all costs!). Aside from Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, the king's fifth wife, may be the one about whom least is known. A teen-aged lady-in-waiting to the soon discarded Anne of Cleves, Catherine's vivacity and beauty captured the stout, ailing, middle-aged king's heart--and then broke it. Gareth Russell's biography, while an enjoyable read, doesn't offer much that is new. We know that Catherine had a bit too much freedom in her step-grandmother's house, leading to several flirtations that may have been full-blown sexual affairs. We know that she and Francis Dereham may have thought themselves betrothed, a question of importance during her trial. And we know that she engaged in a flirtation with Thomas Culpepper that included exchanges of letters and gifts and nighttime visits to her chamber that may or may not have been sexual. And we know that, to some extent, she was a pawn in the political games being played by her family members and a group of courtiers who opposed them. Catherine's naiveté, set against this background of vipers, is at the heart of Russell's biography. An enjoyable read, but perhaps more so for readers who know little about this ill-fated queen.
    • 4/5
      3.5 An ominous beginning. A very young Catherine Howard, marries Haney VIII, on the same day his former favorite Cromwell is beheaded. This man child of a king has discarded precious wives like used candy wrappers, and keeps his court in a state of fear. He rewards greatly but punishes in horrific ways. One probably would not be reading this unless they were a Tudor fan or have a interest in this much married King and his unfortunate wives. Catherine Howard was the last to lose her head, but why she did, when the King was so obviously besotted, the things she did wrong and if in anyway her fate could have had a different ending is the subject of this book. It is well done, almost exhaustively so, many details, at times I thought too many as the author takes many side roads, exhaling the background of anyone important that came in contact with her whether they led to her downfall or not. There were some new details, things I hadn't read previously, some new ways of looking at things, so this was well worth the read. Liked how the author explained the political intrigues at the time, Catherine's daily life, and her childhood. A childhood, which in the end, her poor decisions or youthful mistakes, would prove to be impossible to overcome. A good, solid addition to the Tudor lexicon.ARC from Simon and Schuster.