This is the story of deposed royal Margaret Pole, and her unique view of King Henry VIIIβs stratospheric rise to power in Tudor England. Margaret Pole spends her young life struggling to free her brother, arrested as a child, from the Tower of London. The Tower β symbol of the Tudor usurpation of he
The King's Curse
β Scribed by Gregory, Philippa
- Book ID
- 108611481
- Publisher
- Touchstone
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 4 MB
- Series
- Cousin's War 6
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781451626117
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β¦ Synopsis
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author behind the Starz original series The White Queen comes the story of lady-in-waiting Margaret Pole and her unique view of King Henry VIII's stratospheric rise to power in Tudor England.
Regarded as yet another threat to the volatile King Henry VII's claim to the throne, Margaret Pole, cousin to Elizabeth of York (known as the White Princess) and daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, is married off to a steady and kind Lancaster supporterSir Richard Pole. For his loyalty, Sir Richard is entrusted with the governorship of Wales, but Margaret's contented daily life is changed forever with the arrival of Arthur, the young Prince of Wales, and his beautiful bride, Katherine of Aragon. Margaret soon becomes a trusted advisor and friend to the honeymooning couple, hiding her own royal connections in service to the Tudors.
After the sudden death of Prince Arthur, Katherine leaves for London a widow, and...
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This is the story of deposed royal Margaret Pole, and her unique view of King Henry VIIIβs stratospheric rise to power in Tudor England. Margaret Pole spends her young life struggling to free her brother, arrested as a child, from the Tower of London. The Tower β symbol of the Tudor usurpation of he
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From the #1 *New York Times* bestselling author behind the Starz original series *The White Queen* comes the story of lady-in-waiting Margaret Pole and her unique view of King Henry VIII's stratospheric rise to power in Tudor England. Regarded as yet another threat to the volatile King Henry VII's