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Emerson, Kate.
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Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Fiction.
Ladies-in-waiting -- Fiction.
Courts and courtiers -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Paramours -- Fiction.
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Emerson, Kate.
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Fiction.
Ladies-in-waiting -- Fiction.
Courts and courtiers -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Paramours -- Fiction.
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The
king
's
damsel
/ Kate Emerson.
by
Emerson, Kate.
Gallery Books, c2012.
Call #:
FICTION EME
Subjects
Henry VIII,
King
of England, 1491-1547 -- Fiction.
Ladies-in-waiting -- Fiction.
Courts and courtiers -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Paramours -- Fiction.
Series
Emerson, Kate. Secrets of the Tudor court ; 5.
ISBN:
9781451661491 (trade pbk.)
Edition:
1st Gallery Books trade paperback ed.
Description:
338 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
"Featuring a Gallery Reader'
s
Group Guide"--Back cover.
Summary:
"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 Emerson's The
King
's
Damsel
. A real-life letter from Spanish Ambassador Eustace Chapuys, written on September 27, 1534, reported that the
king
had 'renewed and increased the love he formerly bore to another very handsome young lady of the Court' and that the queen had tried 'to dismiss the
damsel
from her service.' Other letters reveal that the mystery woman was a 'true friend' of the Princess (later Queen) Mary, Henry'
s
daughter by Catherine of Aragon. Though no one knows who 'the
king
's
damsel
' really was, here Kate Emerson presents her as young gentlewoman Thomasine Lodge, a lady-in-waiting to
King
Henry'
s
daughter, Princess Mary. Thomasine becomes the Princess's confidante, especially as Henry'
s
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 Anne'
s
service to be her eyes and ears. And that'
s
when she gets the attention of the
king
..."--Publisher.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Love stories.
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Adult Fiction
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