Henry VIII had the most controversial love life of the Tudor period, and he remains Britain’s most famous king because of it. His pursuit of a male heir for his throne led him to cast aside five consecutive wives and bring about the reformation of the Catholic Church, changing the face of British history as he broke from the pope and tradition. But who were the women who were instrumental in causing this change? Why was Catherine of Aragon divorced and Anne Boleyn beheaded, and what happened to the last wife, Catherine Parr?

Elizabeth Norton provides a lavishly illustrated guide to the six wives of Henry VIII, exploring their private lives as well as the reasons behind the fundamental changes they caused in Tudor history. With a chapter on each wife, and an extra section on his mistresses, this is the ultimate companion to the six wives of Henry VIII.

• Latest title in Amberley's popular Tudor range. 
• Includes a number of great

  features: a five-minute introduction to the subject, a timeline, fascinating

  boxouts, plenty of subheadings to break up the text.

• Full of contemporary

  caricatures and pictures, many in colour.

• Reviews in history

  magazines, national weeklies, national daily and Sunday newspapers, to include:

  The Independent and The Sunday Times, THES, and BBC

  History Magazine.