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The Fifth Queen

By Ford Madox Ford
Introduction by A. S. Byatt

By Ford Madox Ford
Introduction by A. S. Byatt

By Ford Madox Ford

By Ford Madox Ford

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Oct 04, 2011 | 624 Pages

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    About The Fifth Queen

    Ford Madox Ford’s novel about the doomed Katharine Howard, fifth queen of Henry VIII, is a neglected masterpiece.

    Kat Howard—intelligent, beautiful, naively outspoken, and passionately idealistic—catches the eye of Henry VIII and improbably becomes his fifth wife. A teenager who has grown up far from court, she is wholly unused to the corruption and intrigue that now surround her. It is a time of great upheaval, as unscrupulous courtiers maneuver for power while religious fanatics—both Protestant and Catholic—fight bitterly for their competing beliefs. Soon Katharine is drawn into a perilous showdown with Thomas Cromwell, the much-feared Lord Privy Seal, as her growing influence over the King begins to threaten too many powerful interests. Originally published in three parts (The Fifth Queen, Privy Seal, and The Fifth Queen Crowned), Ford’s novel serves up both a breathtakingly visual evocation of the Tudor world and a timeless portrayal of the insidious operations of power and fear in any era.

    About The Fifth Queen

    Ford Madox Ford’s novel about the doomed Katharine Howard, fifth queen of Henry VIII, is a neglected masterpiece.

    Kat Howard—intelligent, beautiful, naively outspoken, and passionately idealistic—catches the eye of Henry VIII and improbably becomes his fifth wife. A teenager who has grown up far from court, she is wholly unused to the corruption and intrigue that now surround her. It is a time of great upheaval, as unscrupulous courtiers maneuver for power while religious fanatics—both Protestant and Catholic—fight bitterly for their competing beliefs. Soon Katharine is drawn into a perilous showdown with Thomas Cromwell, the much-feared Lord Privy Seal, as her growing influence over the King begins to threaten too many powerful interests. Originally published in three parts (The Fifth Queen, Privy Seal, and The Fifth Queen Crowned), Ford’s novel serves up both a breathtakingly visual evocation of the Tudor world and a timeless portrayal of the insidious operations of power and fear in any era.

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    About Ford Madox Ford

    Ford Madox Ford was born Ford Hermann Hueffer in England in 1873. In 1919 he changed his name to Ford Madox Ford in honor of his grandfather, the Pre-Raphaelite painter Ford Madox Brown, whose biography he had written. Ford was… More about Ford Madox Ford

    About Ford Madox Ford

    Ford Madox Ford was born Ford Hermann Hueffer in England in 1873. In 1919 he changed his name to Ford Madox Ford in honor of his grandfather, the Pre-Raphaelite painter Ford Madox Brown, whose biography he had written. Ford was… More about Ford Madox Ford

    Product Details

    Category: Historical Fiction | Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $15.95
    Published by Vintage
    Oct 04, 2011 | 624 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780307744913

    Category: Historical Fiction | Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Vintage
    Oct 04, 2011 | 624 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780307744920

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    Praise

    “Ford’s last Fifth Queen novel is amazing. The whole cycle is a noble conception.” —
    Joseph Conrad

    “The best historical romance of this century.” —The Times Literary Supplement (London)

    “The Fifth Queen is a magnificent bravura piece.” —Graham Greene

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