A fictional portrait of Henry VIII's first wife, Katherine of Aragon, follows her through her youthful marriage to Henry's older brother, Arthur, her widowhood, her marriage to Henry, and the divorce that led to Henry's marriage to Anne Boleyn.

England's greatest monarch has intrigued the world for centuries. But what was she really like? Her cousin, Lettice Knollys, thinks she knows all too well. Elizabeth's rival for the love of Robert Dudley and mother to the Earl of Essex, the nobleman who challenged Elizabeth's throne, Lettice had been intertwined with Elizabeth since childhood. This is a story of two women of fierce desire, one trying to protect her country, the other trying to regain...