Henry the Sixth through the eyes of Shakespeare
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Henry the Sixth through the eyes of Shakespeare
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Henry the Sixth - the most tragic figure on the English throne - in a new historical book by Alexandra Marinina.
Eight months old, he took his father's throne. At the age of nine was crowned with the French crown. It seemed to come true the golden dream of William the Conqueror of the "one and indivisible" Anglo-French monarchy. But it didn't work out... Henry the Sixth lost everything! He lost the Hundred Years' War to Joan of Arc and her Orléans. He failed to prevent the massacre of the Scarlet and White Rose. For months he was in a schizophrenic stupor. Evil tongues whispered that his wife, the beautiful Marguerite of Anjou, was unfaithful. Power was slipping from his hands, and he dreamed of an idyllic life as a shepherd and poet. At the age of 49, the last of the Lancaster dynasty witnessed the murder of his only son Edward and was himself killed in captivity. Is it any wonder that the creator of Prince Hamlet dedicated his most extensive play to Henry the Sixth! Inviting as the main witness Shakespeare himself, Alexandra Marinina ironically and psychologically convincing tells the story of the unfortunate king and his zany contemporaries. With her light hand, the legends of ancient times proved to be as fascinating as a detective, and as graceful and light as a musical miniature. "So, friends, what have we got going on here? The year is 1422, England...".
Eight months old, he took his father's throne. At the age of nine was crowned with the French crown. It seemed to come true the golden dream of William the Conqueror of the "one and indivisible" Anglo-French monarchy. But it didn't work out... Henry the Sixth lost everything! He lost the Hundred Years' War to Joan of Arc and her Orléans. He failed to prevent the massacre of the Scarlet and White Rose. For months he was in a schizophrenic stupor. Evil tongues whispered that his wife, the beautiful Marguerite of Anjou, was unfaithful. Power was slipping from his hands, and he dreamed of an idyllic life as a shepherd and poet. At the age of 49, the last of the Lancaster dynasty witnessed the murder of his only son Edward and was himself killed in captivity. Is it any wonder that the creator of Prince Hamlet dedicated his most extensive play to Henry the Sixth! Inviting as the main witness Shakespeare himself, Alexandra Marinina ironically and psychologically convincing tells the story of the unfortunate king and his zany contemporaries. With her light hand, the legends of ancient times proved to be as fascinating as a detective, and as graceful and light as a musical miniature. "So, friends, what have we got going on here? The year is 1422, England...".
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