Tudor novels (Philippa Gregory)
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A fictionalized account of the life of Katherine of Aragon, daughter of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain, discussing her passionate marriage to England's Prince Arthur, and telling how she had to deny their love after his death in order to marry his brother Henry and claim her rightful place as queen.
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Tudor novels (Philippa Gregory) volume 2
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Mary Boleyn comes to the court of King Henry VIII, where she falls for the dashing king, and begins to enjoy her growing role as unofficial queen, however, she soon realizes she is merely a pawn in her family's ambitious plots as the king's interest begins to turn towards her best friend and rival, her sister, Anne.
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Tudor novels (Philippa Gregory) volume 3
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'The Boleyn Inheritance,' told in the voices of Jane Boleyn, the only survivor of the Boleyn family, and the two queens she served and betrayed: Anne of Cleeves and Catherine Howard. When Anne comes to England to become queen, she instead nearly ends up being hung as a witch when Jane bears false witness against her. Jane wants Catherine to be queen. While Catherine captures the King's love, she too finds it's not enough to save her from his murderous...
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Tudor novels (Philippa Gregory) volume 5
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In the autumn of 1558, church bells across England ring out the joyous news that Elizabeth I is the new queen. One woman hears the tidings with utter dread. Amy Dudley, wife of Sir Robert, knows that the peal of bells she hears will summon her husband once more to power, intrigue, and a passionate love affair with the young queen. Elizabeth's excited triumph is short-lived. She has inherited a bankrupt country where treason is normal and foreign war...
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This dazzling novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory presents a new and unique view of one of history's most intriguing, romantic, and maddening heroines. Biographers often neglect the captive years of Mary, Queen of Scots, who trusted Queen Elizabeth's promise of sanctuary when she fled from rebels in Scotland and then found herself imprisoned as the guest of George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, and his indomitable wife,...