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Secrets of the Tudor Court #5
Gallery Books
August 2012
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Featuring: Thomasine Lodge; Princess Mary; Henry VIII
368 pages
ISBN: 1451661495
EAN: 9781451661491
Kindle: B0061Q6DQC
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In the fifth novel in Kate Emersonβs highly acclaimed Secrets of the Tudor Court series, a young gentlewoman catches King Henry the Eighthβs roving eye. In 1533 and again in 1534, Henry the Eighth reportedly kept a mistress while he was married to Anne Boleyn. Now, that mistress comes to vivid life in Kate Emersonβs The Kingβs Damsel. A real-life letter from Spanish Ambassador Eustace Chapuys, written on September 27, 1534, reported that the king had βrenewed and increased the love he formerly bore to another very handsome young lady of the Courtβ and that the queen had tried βto dismiss the damsel from her service.β Other letters reveal that the mystery woman was a βtrue friendβ of the Princess (later Queen) Mary, Henryβs daughter by Catherine of Aragon. Though no one knows who βthe kingβs damselβ really was, here Kate Emerson presents her as young gentlewoman Thomasine Lodge, a lady-in-waiting to King Henryβs daughter, Princess Mary. Thomasine becomes the Princessβs confidante, especially as Henryβs marriage to Catherine dissolves and tensions run high. When the king procures a divorce in order to marry Anne Boleyn, who is suspicious and distrustful of Mary, Mary has Thomasine placed in Anneβs service to be her eyes and ears. And thatβs when she gets the attention of the king... Rich in historical detail and featuring a wealth of bonus material, The Kingβs Damsel is sure to keep readers coming back for more.
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