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Description
"I am Catalina, Princess of Spain, daughter of the two greatest monarchs the world has ever known...and I will be Queen of England." Thus, bestselling author Philippa Gregory introduces one of her most unforgettable heroines: Katherine of Aragon. Known to history as the Queen who was pushed... read more
Cast of Characters/Important People
- Katherine of Aragon (Catherine of Aragon): Wife of Arthur, Prince of Wales, 1st wife of King Henry VIII, mother to the future Queen Mary, daughter to King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile
- King Henry VIII: King of England
Memorable Quotes
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“Knowing that you do not know is to ask humbly, instead of tell arrogantly. That is the beginning of wisdom.”
First Sentence
THERE WAS A SCREAM, and then the loud roar of fire enveloping silken hangings, then a mounting crescendo of shouts of panic that spread and spread from one tent to another as the flames ran too, leaping from one silk standard to another, running up guy ropes and bursting through muslin doors.
Table of Contents
PRINCESS OF WALES
Granada
Dogmersfield Palace
Hampshire, Autumn 1501
London, 14th November 1501
Oxford, Christmas 1501
Ludlow Castle, January 1502
Summer, 1502
London, June 1502
PRINCESS-IN-WAITING
Winter 1503
Whitehall, June 1503
PRINCESS AGAIN
Chapter 1504
Greenwich Palace, 11th June 1509
KATHARINE, QUEEN OF ENGLAND
Summer 1509
Westminster Palace, January 1510
Greenwich Palace, May 1510
Spring 1511
Walsingham, Autumn 1513
Blackfriars Hall
AUTHOR'S NOTE
Series
This is book 1 in the The Tudors series.
Authors & Contributors
- Philippa Gregory (Author)
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