A new and important ally sweeps into Henry‘s court in the form of Charles V, the most powerful man in Europe and nephew to Henry’s wife Katherine of Aragon. To protect the very significant alliance he hopes will aid in his bid for an English role in European affairs, the King is careful not to reveal to Charles the growing distance between himself and the Queen.
However, affairs of the heart are more likely to unsettle Henry’s resolve as he comes face-to-face for the first time with the beautiful Anne Boleyn. Unbeknownst to the King, he is being seduced by forces more calculating than any young woman.
Henry’s eldest daughter grew up disowned by her father and separated from her mother, Katherine of Aragon and eventually earned the epithet ‘Bloody Mary.’
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A new and important ally sweeps into Henry‘s court in the form of Charles V, the most powerful man in Europe and nephew to Henry’s wife Katherine of Aragon. To protect the very significant alliance he hopes will aid in his bid for an English role in European affairs, the King is careful not to reveal to Charles the growing distance between himself and the Queen.
However, affairs of the heart are more likely to unsettle Henry’s resolve as he comes face-to-face for the first time with the beautiful Anne Boleyn. Unbeknownst to the King, he is being seduced by forces more calculating than any young woman.
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Princess Mary
Henry’s eldest daughter grew up disowned by her father and separated from her mother, Katherine of Aragon and eventually earned the epithet ‘Bloody Mary.’
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Patient, gracious and demure—and the only one of Henry’s wives to produce a male heir—Jane Seymour was considered Henry’s favorite wife.
MoreKing Henry VIII
He was England’s most infamous royal bad boy; Henry was a voluptuary, consuming food and women as voraciously as he disposed of those who crossed him.
MoreLady Ursula Misseldon
Lady-in-waiting to Queen Jane, the fictional Lady Ursula becomes Henry’s bedside nurse—and mistress.
MoreMark Smeaton
Anne Boleyn took a liking to this melancholy court musician, but because of his social status they couldn’t exactly be the best of friends.
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