The King's Curse

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Label

The King's Curse

Statement of responsibility

Philippa Gregory

Creator

• Gregory, Philippa

Author

• Gregory, Philippa

Subject

• FICTION / Romance / Historical
• Fiction
• Great Britain
• Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Fiction
• Henry, VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
• Henry, VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Fiction
• Historical fiction
• History
• Ladies-in-waiting
• Ladies-in-waiting -- England -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction
• Nobility
• Nobility -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction
• Salisbury, Margaret Pole, Countess of, 1473-1541
• Salisbury, Margaret Pole, Countess of, 1473-1541 -- Fiction
• 1500 - 1599
• England

Genre

• History
• Historical fiction
• Fiction

Language

eng

Summary

"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 supporter--Sir 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 fulfills her deathbed promise to her husband by marrying his brother, Henry VIII. Margaret's world is turned upside down by the surprising summons to court, where she becomes the chief lady-in-waiting to Queen Katherine. But this charmed life of the wealthiest and "holiest" woman in England lasts only until the rise of Anne Boleyn, and the dramatic deterioration of the Tudor court. Margaret has to choose whether her allegiance is to the increasingly tyrannical king, or to her beloved queen; to the religion she loves or the theology which serves the new masters. Caught between the old world and the new, Margaret Pole has to find her own way as she carries the knowledge of an old curse on all the Tudors"--

Member of

• Cousins' war

Assigning source

Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

823/.914

Illustrations

• maps
• genealogical tables

Index

no index present

LC call number

PR6057.R386

LC item number

K57 2014

Literary form

fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

The Cousins' war