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The Tudors #3
Thy Will Be Done
LONG LIVE THE KING.
Anne Boleyn is dead and a Catholic rebellion is rising in the north. The king's army makes a bloody example of the traitors, and Henry VIII will not be satisfied until the defiant leaders pay with their heads. The virtuous and beautiful new queen of England, Jane Seymour, has convinced him to reconcile with his daughters, little Elizabeth and pious Mary, who the insurgents hope will one day restore the Church to power. Mary must wait her turn, however, when Jane blesses Henry with the one thing his other wives could not -- a son -- only she doesn't survive his birth. Devastated, the king locks himself in seclusion. A new leader is waiting for Henry's power to weaken, a jousting wound threatens his life, and disloyalty is brewing within the court. Fearful of England's waning alliances, the king's advisers convince him to marry homely Anne of Cleves, a political union in which he finds little comfort...until he meets a young, coquettish new mistress named Katherine.
In the seductive and gripping third season of The Tudors, the king finally gets everything he ever wanted. But unrest is brewing, and he will stop at nothing -- and spare no one -- to hold on to the throne.
Anne Boleyn is dead and a Catholic rebellion is rising in the north. The king's army makes a bloody example of the traitors, and Henry VIII will not be satisfied until the defiant leaders pay with their heads. The virtuous and beautiful new queen of England, Jane Seymour, has convinced him to reconcile with his daughters, little Elizabeth and pious Mary, who the insurgents hope will one day restore the Church to power. Mary must wait her turn, however, when Jane blesses Henry with the one thing his other wives could not -- a son -- only she doesn't survive his birth. Devastated, the king locks himself in seclusion. A new leader is waiting for Henry's power to weaken, a jousting wound threatens his life, and disloyalty is brewing within the court. Fearful of England's waning alliances, the king's advisers convince him to marry homely Anne of Cleves, a political union in which he finds little comfort...until he meets a young, coquettish new mistress named Katherine.
In the seductive and gripping third season of The Tudors, the king finally gets everything he ever wanted. But unrest is brewing, and he will stop at nothing -- and spare no one -- to hold on to the throne.
304 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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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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