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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 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...
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Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
251 pages ; 23 cm.
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London, 1582: Mistress Rosamond Jaffrey, a talented and well-educated woman of independent means, is recruited by Queen Elizabeth I's spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham, to be lady-in-waiting to Lady Mary, a cousin of the queen. With her talent in languages and knowledge of ciphers and codes, she will be integral to the spymaster as an intelligence gatherer, being able to get close to Lady Mary just at the time when she is being courted by Russia's...
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Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
vii, 325 pages, 8 pages unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Anne Glenconner has been at the center of the royal circle from childhood, when she met and befriended the future Queen Elizabeth II and her sister, the Princess Margaret. Though the firstborn child of the 5th Earl of Leicester, who controlled one of the largest estates in England, as a daughter she was deemed "the greatest disappointment" and unable to inherit. Since then she has needed all her resilience to survive court life with her sense of humor...
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Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
xviii, 379 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
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"Exposes the inner sanctum of court life during the reign of Henry VIII through the eyes and ears of Jane Boleyn, wife of George Boleyn and sister-in-law to Queen Anne Boleyn. Jane emerges as a courageous spirit, a modern woman forced by circumstances to fend for herself in a privileged but vicious world."--From source other than Library of Congress.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
272 pages ; 24 cm
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The daughter of Lord Louis and Edwina Mountbatten and descendant of British and Russian royals documents her childhood in England and India surrounded by famous guests, her parents' open lovers, and her exotic pets.
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Sweet black waves trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
2020.
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447 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
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"To save the kingdom, Branwen embraced the darkest aspects of her magic. But she may have lost herself--and the two people she loves most. Tristan and Eseult are missing. As Branwen searches for them, she must hide the truth surrounding their disappearance from both the king and her lover. Above all, she must find the Queen and her Champion first. New and old enemies circle Branwen, clamoring for power and revenge, and threatening to destroy the...
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Series
Secrets of the Tudor court volume 5
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
346 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Description
Thomasine Lodge, lady-in-waiting to King Henry's daughter Princess Mary, becomes the Princess's confidante when Henry marries Anne Boleyn, who, suspicious of Mary, takes Thomasine into her service where she catches the king's eye.
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Publisher
Sarah Crichton Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
462 pages
Description
An Elizabethan expert describes the court of Queen Elizabeth I, painting a vivid picture of the gossip, conspiracy, intrigue, and romantic dalliances that surrounded the monarch and the daily lives of the women that attended her.
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Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
451 pages (large print) cm
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"Anne Glenconner has been at the center of the royal circle from childhood, when she met and befriended the future Queen Elizabeth II and her sister, the Princess Margaret. Though the firstborn child of the 5th Earl of Leicester, who controlled one of the largest estates in England, as a daughter she was deemed "the greatest disappointment" and unable to inherit. Since then she has needed all her resilience to survive the vipers of court life with...
13) By royal decree
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Series
Secrets of the Tudor court volume 3
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
353 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Description
Lady-in-waiting Bess must resist the handsome Will Parr, who is betrothed to another.
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Series
Secrets of the Tudor court volume 4
Publisher
Gallery
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
351 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
Description
"Emerson returns to the Tudor Court in At the King's Pleasure, where Lady Anne Stafford is torn between her husband and another man at court"--
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Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
[2019]
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433 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Description
"Branwen has a secret powerful enough to destroy two kingdoms. Her ancient magic led to a terrible betrayal by both her best friend, the princess Essy, and her first love, Tristan. Now this same magic is changing Branwen. Adrift in a rival court, Branwen must hide the truth from the enemy king by protecting the lovers who broke her heart--and finds herself considering a darker path. Not everyone wants the alliance with Branwen's kingdom to succeed--peace...
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In the court of Henry VIII volume 3
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
400 p. ; 21 cm.
Description
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...
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