Project Gutenberg 2008-12-07 Public domain in the USA. 112 Ford, Ford Madox 1873 1939 Hueffer, Ford Madox Huffer, Ford Chaucer, Daniel Hueffer, Ford Hermann Hueffer, Ford H. Madox The Fifth Queen Crowned Reading ease score: 87.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Verity White, Suzanne Shell, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Fifth Queen Crowned" by Ford Madox Ford is a historical romance novel written in the early 20th century. The work is part of a trilogy and unfolds during the tumultuous period of the reign of King Henry VIII, focusing on themes of power dynamics, religion, and the personal lives of historical figures. The narrative centers around Queen Katharine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII, highlighting her relationships with key characters including the King and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer. The beginning of the novel introduces the political and personal conflicts embroiling the court. We witness a tense exchange between King Henry and Cranmer, where they grapple with matters pertaining to the Pope and the Church, showcasing Henry's characteristic bravado mixed with a more profound existential concern. As the Queen enters the scene, the atmosphere shifts to one of courtly intrigue and personal ambition, revealing the complexities of Katharine's character and foreshadowing the challenges she will face. The narrative sets the stage for a rich exploration of her role amidst the power struggles of the time, as she navigates her position both as the wife of a powerful King and a woman whose fate is intricately tied to the political landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Catharine Howard, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, -1542 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 374889 374744 2024-10-11T14:37:34.525463 2023-09-12T06:59:56.074238 text/html text/html 381347 2008-12-07T12:43:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 145478 2008-12-07T12:45:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 220130 2024-10-11T14:37:43.497445 application/epub+zip 223221 2024-10-11T14:37:37.916486 application/epub+zip 208048 2024-10-11T14:37:36.466522 application/epub+zip 408763 2024-10-11T14:37:47.552442 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381185 2024-10-11T14:37:42.572450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331262 2022-09-12T14:36:37.930146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350189 350096 2024-10-11T14:37:33.297503 2023-09-12T06:59:55.186254 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 349953 2008-12-07T12:40:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 129964 2008-12-07T12:40:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 349971 2008-12-07T12:40:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129950 2008-12-07T12:40:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21804 2024-10-11T14:37:47.708405 application/rdf+xml 12961 2024-10-11T14:37:37.121451 image/jpeg 3718 2024-10-11T14:37:36.810471 image/jpeg 209942 2024-10-11T14:37:34.565476 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia