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The Tudors #3
Los Tudor. La voluntad del rey
Tras la muerte de Ana Bolena, Enrique VIII anuncia su boda con Jane Seymour con la que buscará su primer hijo varón y futuro heredero. El Rey encuentra la estabilidad personal junto a Jane, que además ejercerá de intermediaria entre Enrique VIII y su hija María, fruto de su matrimonio con Catalina de Aragón.
En el terreno político, Enrique VIII vivirá una época turbulenta. La dinastía de los Tudor se ve amenazada por la formación de un ejército en el norte de Inglaterra que quiere hacer frente a los abusos que se comenten en nombre de la Reforma. Por otro lado, Roma empieza a buscar aliados con la intención de restaurar el catolicismo en toda Europa.
Enrique VIII logra un hijo varón, por lo que se asegura un heredero, pero la desgracia es inmediata. Su esposa Jane Seymour muere tras dar a luz. Tras estar recluido durante una temporada, Cromwell presiona a Enrique VIII para que se case con la alemana Ana de Cleves, pero es tan sólo una estrategia para impedir la expansión del catolicismo. Aún y así, las pasiones de Enrique VIII son inagotables y lo demostrará con Katherine Howard, que se convertirá en su quinta esposa.
En el terreno político, Enrique VIII vivirá una época turbulenta. La dinastía de los Tudor se ve amenazada por la formación de un ejército en el norte de Inglaterra que quiere hacer frente a los abusos que se comenten en nombre de la Reforma. Por otro lado, Roma empieza a buscar aliados con la intención de restaurar el catolicismo en toda Europa.
Enrique VIII logra un hijo varón, por lo que se asegura un heredero, pero la desgracia es inmediata. Su esposa Jane Seymour muere tras dar a luz. Tras estar recluido durante una temporada, Cromwell presiona a Enrique VIII para que se case con la alemana Ana de Cleves, pero es tan sólo una estrategia para impedir la expansión del catolicismo. Aún y así, las pasiones de Enrique VIII son inagotables y lo demostrará con Katherine Howard, que se convertirá en su quinta esposa.
368 pages, Paperback
First published April 15, 2008
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About the author
Michael Hirst
33 books19 followersMichael Hirst (born 21 September 1952) is an English screenwriter and producer, best known for his films Elizabeth (1998) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), as well as the Emmy Award-winning television series The Tudors and Vikings.
Hirst was born in Warsaw and grew up in Ilkley. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School and attended the London School of Economics. He received a First Class Joint-Honours Degree in English and American Literature from the University of Nottingham and studied Henry James at Trinity College, Oxford.
Hirst originally was going to be an academic, but decided to become a screenwriter after Nicolas Roeg read one of his short stories and asked Hirst to write screenplays for him.
Hirst was head writer, creator and executive producer of the Showtime television Drama Series The Tudors which aired from 2007 to 2010. It tells the story of King Henry VIII and his Six Wives as well as his court and the dilemmas throughout his kingdom during his reign.
Hirst is one of the co-writers on the screenplay for the James Dalessandro book, 1906. The story follows a young man who discovers a series of secrets and lies that left San Francisco highly vulnerable to the fires that engulfed it in the aftermath of the historical 1906 earthquake, released in 2012.
In 2011, he co-produced the series Camelot with Chris Chibnall for Starz. Hirst then produced The Borgias television series for Showtime, telling the story of the notorious Borgia family. The filming began in the summer of 2010 and the series ran for three seasons. In 2013 Hirst created Vikings which was The History Channel's first foray into serialised drama.
Hirst was born in Warsaw and grew up in Ilkley. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School and attended the London School of Economics. He received a First Class Joint-Honours Degree in English and American Literature from the University of Nottingham and studied Henry James at Trinity College, Oxford.
Hirst originally was going to be an academic, but decided to become a screenwriter after Nicolas Roeg read one of his short stories and asked Hirst to write screenplays for him.
Hirst was head writer, creator and executive producer of the Showtime television Drama Series The Tudors which aired from 2007 to 2010. It tells the story of King Henry VIII and his Six Wives as well as his court and the dilemmas throughout his kingdom during his reign.
Hirst is one of the co-writers on the screenplay for the James Dalessandro book, 1906. The story follows a young man who discovers a series of secrets and lies that left San Francisco highly vulnerable to the fires that engulfed it in the aftermath of the historical 1906 earthquake, released in 2012.
In 2011, he co-produced the series Camelot with Chris Chibnall for Starz. Hirst then produced The Borgias television series for Showtime, telling the story of the notorious Borgia family. The filming began in the summer of 2010 and the series ran for three seasons. In 2013 Hirst created Vikings which was The History Channel's first foray into serialised drama.
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Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews
March 27, 2010
It's great!!! i love the series beter though, ive skipped a lot of pages the series isnt any different then the book, but the part that sucks is that one of the characters(charles brandons) wife catherine sometimes she didnt want the baby she was carring becasue his duty was to kill hundreds of men women and children!!! and at the same time she found out she was pregnant, an she lost the baby i was just about crying :(
July 9, 2012
This was an excellent tie-in to the awesome Showtime series written by Michael Hirst. Like the TV series, the book drew me in and was an engaging, scandalous, and thrilling page-turner. I loved Elizabeth Massie's writing and as I read the book, scenes from the show played in my mind. All fans of "The Tudors" should read this. A wonderful literary version of season three that will seduce, amaze, shock, and leave you wanting to know more.
November 22, 2024
Eh - boek 2 was beter, maar nog steeds wel vermakelijk I guess? Maar ook wel blij dat ik de hele serie nu uit heb en er 'vanaf ben' if that makes sense :') Er zijn beter Tudor-esque boeken out there, maar niet slecht voor een serie-naar-boek adaptation.
March 17, 2017
3,5 star
December 6, 2019
Los juegos de intriga y traición se ven reflejados en este libro, la supervivencia deja en claro que no importa a quien exponer, porque lo primero es lograr un lugar de poder.
Con todo lo que sabemos de la historia es el momento en donde mas se nota que sale a la vista la enfermedad mental del Rey, su inestabilidad y como su mente lo traiciona asi mismo, el dolor de su pierna no lo deja libre de malos pensamientos.
Su locura seguira perjudicando a todos!!!!...
Con todo lo que sabemos de la historia es el momento en donde mas se nota que sale a la vista la enfermedad mental del Rey, su inestabilidad y como su mente lo traiciona asi mismo, el dolor de su pierna no lo deja libre de malos pensamientos.
Su locura seguira perjudicando a todos!!!!...
October 7, 2010
A sexy and fun read. Even get you to think why so much power!!
March 31, 2012
I love reading about this time period, but there were too many characters and too many names. That made it unenjoyable. It was like homework trying to keep everyone straight.
December 6, 2013
Changed my mind, prefer TV serie then books...
August 11, 2016
great companion
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