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When Edward VI – Henry VIII’s longed-for son – died in 1553, extraordinarily, there was no one left to claim the title King of England. For the first time, all the contenders for the crown were female. In 1553, England was about to experience the ‘monstrous regiment’ – the unnatural rule – of... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Henry Viii: Add a description of this character.
- Edward
- Matilda
- Stephen
- Margaret
- Isabella
- Mary Tudor
- Richard
- Gaveston
- John
- Despenser
- Eleanor
- Warwick
- Philippe
- Roger Mortimer
- William
- Henri
- Norman
- Geoffroi
- Geoffrey
- Elizabeth
- Heinrich
- Charles
- Jane Grey
- York
- Robert Bruce
- Arthur
- Knox
- King Henry
- Vita
- Louis
- Thibaud
- Ramon
- Mathilde
- Montagu
- Aquitaine
- Lancaster
- Clarence
- Chester
- Badlesmere
- Bernard
- Marguerite
- David
Setting & Locations edit
- England
- France
- London
- Anjou
- Paris
- Northumberland
- Scotland
- Rouen
- Europe
- Gloucester
- Suffolk
- Wales
- Germany
- Pembroke
- Channel
- Canterbury
- Rome
- Poitou
- Gascony
- Bristol
- Hereford
- Bordeaux
- Salisbury
- Calais
- Poitiers
- Jerusalem
- Italy
- Antioch
- Boulogne
- Norfolk
- Brittany
- Arundel
- Fontevraud
- Coventry
- Limoges
- Malmesbury
- Ireland
- Flanders
- Spain
- Toulouse
- Sicily
- Berwick
- Argentan
- Dover
- Somerset
- Cornwall
- Navarre
- Lincoln
First Sentence edit
The boy in the bed was just fifteen years old.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Helen Castor (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 0571237061
Page Count: 496
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 0571237061
Page Count: 496
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