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Pretty, flirtatious, and ambitious. Nan Bassett hopes that an appointment at the court of King Henry VIII will bring her a grand marriage. But soon after she becomes a maid of honor to Queen Jane, the queen dies in childbirth. As the court plunges into mourning, Nan sets her sights on the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Nan Bassett: Maid of Honor to three of Henry VIII's queens.
- King Henry VIII: Ruler of England, had six wives
- Cousin Mary: Add a description of this character.
- Gregory Botolph
- Jane Mewtas
- Cromwell: Lord in Henry VIII's court
- Ned Corbett: Man Nan shows affection to.
- Kate Stradling
- Catherine Howard: King Henry's fifth wife.
- Grace
- Anne Boleyn: King Henry's second wife.
- Clement Philpott
- Constance
- Kathryn
- Anna
- John Husee
- John Browne
- Edmund
- Wat
- Lady Lisle: Woman Nan's sister is a Lady in Waiting for
- Dorothy
- Lady Mary
- Master Husee
- William
- Mother Gristwood
- Anthony Denny
- Anne Herbert
- Anne Parr
- Latimer
- Oliver
- Mary Bassett
- Thomas Culpeper
- Jane Arundell
- Lady Rochford
Setting & Locations edit
- Calais
- England
- Tower Of London
- Lady Rutland
- France
- Whitehall
- Greenwich
- Gravelines
- Dover
- Richmond
- Rome
- Lord Lisle
- Canterbury
- Lincoln
- Narrow Seas
- Flanders
- Louvain
- Hertford
- Cornwall
- Norfolk
- Painswick
- Ampthill
- Cheapside
- Lord Hungerford
- Rutland House
- Lambeth
- Shoreditch
First Sentence edit
The distance across the Narrow Seas between Calais, the last English outpost on the coast of France, and the town of Dover, in Kent, was less than twenty-five miles.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 4 in Secrets of the Tudor Court. (standard series)
Preceded by The Pleasure Palace, and followed by By Royal Decree.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kate Emerson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pocket Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: January 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4165-8327-1
Page Count: 332
Publisher: Pocket Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: January 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4165-8327-1
Page Count: 332
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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