Please join me in congratulating Janet Wertman on the publication of her newest book, The Six Marriages of Henry VIII, Part One: His Wives, translated from the original French version first published in 1878. I had the pleasure of designing the cover. Here's the book description:
Jules D’Argis repeats a lot of the over-the-top, no-this-never-happened stories – and invents new ones, many of which are based on the cultural practices he was familiar with and therefore tell us a lot about his own era. In a scene right out of a Bronte novel, D’Argis trots out a fortune teller to warn Anne Boleyn of the dangers that await her; elsewhere he speaks of the court going to Brighton to enjoy the seashore. Unfortunately, D’Argis also shows us what an antisemitic place France was at the time, in a gratuitous scene showing a jeweler who must remake for Jane Seymour a diamond-and-ruby necklace once destined for her predecessor. I eliminated the slurs but left the scene in, knowing that he had already proved his poor judgment by that point (he thought Anne had in fact slept with Norris, for goodness’ sake!).
In all, it’s a wild read. Tudorholics will love to see how England’s historic rival told the stories of the Tudors, especially closer to the actual events.
The Six Marriages of Henry VIII, Part One: His Wives is available in ebook and print editions on Amazon. Add it to your shelves on Goodreads, and visit Janet's website for more information on all of her books and her blog posts on Tudor England.
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