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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Gregory, Philippa.     Subjects     Salisbury, Margaret Pole, Countess of, 1473-1541 -- Fiction.     Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Fiction.     Tudor, House of -- Fiction.     Ladies-in-waiting -- Fiction.     Nobility -- England -- Fiction.     Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Fiction.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Gregory, Philippa.       by title:      The king's curse / P...       by call number:      FICTION GRE     Search the Web     Gregory, Philippa.     Salisbury, Margaret Pole, Countess of, 1473-1541 -- Fiction.     Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Fiction.     Tudor, House of -- Fiction.     Ladies-in-waiting -- Fiction.     Nobility -- England -- Fiction.     Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Fiction.       MARC Display

The king's curse / Philippa Gregory. by Gregory, Philippa. Touchstone, c2014. Call #: FICTION GRE Subjects Salisbury, Margaret Pole, Countess of, 1473-1541 -- Fiction.   Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Fiction.   Tudor, House of -- Fiction.   Ladies-in-waiting -- Fiction.   Nobility -- England -- Fiction.   Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Fiction. ISBN:  9781451626124 (2015 trade pbk.) 9781451626117 Description:  612 p. ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references. 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 hisbrother, 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."--Publisher. Genre:  Historical fiction. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION GRE Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Sackville Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION GRE Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Sackville Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION GRE Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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