| Description |
384 pages ; 2.50 x 12.70 cm |
| Summary |
I could not fathom they were going to kill the queen. Nor could I bear to witness Anne Boleyns beheadingKatherine Ashley, the daughter of a poor country squire, is lucky enough to secure an education and a place for herself in a noble household. But it comes at a price. Thomas Cromwell, King Henrys ambitious courtier, has plans for Kat. When she finally achieves her ambition of becoming a lady in waiting, it is because Cromwell needs a spy in the new Queens courtKat witnesses Anne Boleyns fall from grace and, as a favour to the doomed queen, agrees to become governess and confidante to the young Elizabeth Tudor. Together they suffer bitter exile, assassination attempts, and imprisonment, barely escaping with their reputations and their lives intact. But when Elizabeth is eventually crowned, Kat continues to serve her, faithfully guarding all of the queen's secrets, even the one that could bring down the monarchy |
| Genre/Form |
Reading nook.
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| ISBN |
9780091940416 paperback |
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0091940419 paperback |
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