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The Man on a Donkey, Part 1 - (Loyola Classics) by Hilda Francis Margaret Prescott (Paperback)

The Man on a Donkey, Part 1 - (Loyola Classics) by  Hilda Francis Margaret Prescott (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><i>The Man on a Donkey</i> by H. F. M. Prescott is the newest addition to the Loyola Classics series. This enthralling two-part historical novel brings to life one of the most tumultuous times in British history the reign of King Henry VIII.In Part 1 of <i>The Man on a Donkey</i>, readers are introduced to the world of the Tudors through the intertwined stories of a prioress, nobleman, gentlewoman, squire, and priest. When King Henry VIII takes his mistress, Anne Boleyn, as his new wife, seizes Church property, and declares himself the only supreme head of the Church of England, the lives and fortunes of these five people are utterly shaken."<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p></p>As good as a historical novel can be fresh, imaginative, sensitively written. <br> <i>The New York Post</i><i>The Man on a Donkey </i>is an enthralling, panoramic historical novel that brings to life one of the most tumultuous times in British history the reign of King Henry VIII.<br> In Part 1, readers are introduced to the world of the Tudors through the lives of five individuals. When King Henry VIII takes his mistress as his new wife, seizes Church property, and declares himself the only supreme head of the Church of England, the lives and fortunes of these five people are shaken setting the stage for the momentous events in Part 2 of <i>The Man on a Donkey</i>."<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p> As good as a historical novel can be <br> fresh, imaginative, sensitively written. <br> The New York Post</p><p><i>The Man on a Donke</i>y is an enthralling, panoramic historical novel that brings to life one of the most tumultuous times in British history the reign of King Henry VIII.<br> In Part 1, readers are introduced to the world of the Tudors through the lives of five individuals. When King Henry VIII takes his mistress as his new wife, seizes Church property, and declares himself the only supreme head of the Church of England, the lives and fortunes of these five people are shaken setting the stage for the momentous events in Part 2 of The Man on a Donkey.<br> </p>"<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>H. F. M. Prescott (1896 1972) studied history at Oxford and embarked on a successful writing career in the mid-1920s. She is best known for her historical novels, including <i>Son of Dust </i>and <i>The Man on a Donkey</i>, and for <i>Spanish Tudor: The Life of Bloody Mary</i>, her biography of Mary Tudor."

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