How long does it take to read Six Wives?
the queens of Henry VIII
Six Wives by David Starkey takes about 15 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 15 hours 37 minutes
A long haul
First published 2003. 852 pages, about 234,300 words.
32 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 26 hours 2 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 15 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 9 hours 46 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
No one in history had a more eventful career in matrimony than Henry VIII. His marriages were daring and tumultuous, and made instant legends of six very different women. In this remarkable study, David Starkey argues that the king was not a depraved philanderer but someone seeking happiness -- and a son. Knowingly or not, he elevated a group of women to extraordinary heights and changed the way a nation was governed.Six Wives is a masterful work of history that intimately examines the rituals of diplomacy, marriage, pregnancy, and religion that were part of daily life for women at the Tudor Court. Weaving new facts and fresh interpretations into a spellbinding account of the emotional drama surrounding Henry's six marriages, David Starkey reveals the central role that the queens played in determining policy. With an equally keen eye for romantic and political intrigue, he brilliantly recaptures the story of Henry's wives and the England they ruled.
Subjects: Biography, History, Marriage, Queens, Marriages of royalty and nobility, Queens, great britain
