As the beautiful daughter of courtiers, Elizabeth "Bessie" Blount is overjoyed when she secures a position as maid of honor to Katherine of Aragon. But when she captures the attention of the king himself, there are whispers that the queen ought to be worried for her throne. When Bess gives birth to
The Queen's Rival
β Scribed by Haeger, Diane
- Book ID
- 107569252
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 396 KB
- Series
- In The Court of Henry VIII 3
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781101478905
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β¦ Synopsis
As the beautiful daughter of courtiers, Elizabeth ''Bessie'' Blount is overjoyed when she secures a position as maid of honor to Katherine of Aragon. But when she captures the attention of the king himself, there are whispers that the queen ought to be worried for her throne.
When Bess gives birth to a healthy son the whispers become a roar. But soon the infamous Boleyn girls come to court and Henry's love for her begins to fade. Now, Bess must turn to her trusted friend, the illegitimate son of Cardinal Wolsey, to help her move beyond life as the queen's rival...
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