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Following the tremendous success of her first novel, Innocent Traitor, which recounted the riveting tale of the doomed Lady Jane Grey, acclaimed historian and New York Times bestselling author Alison Weir turns her masterly storytelling skills to the early life of young Elizabeth Tudor, who... read more
Cast of Characters
- Elizabeth: Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; half-sister of Edward VI and Mary I; eventual queen of England (Elizabeth I).
- Mary: Daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon; half-sister of Edward VI and Elizabeth I; eventual queen of England (Mary I). Like her mother, Mary was a devout Catholic.
- Edward: Son and heir of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour; half-brother of Mary I and Elizabeth I; eventual king of England (Edward VI).
- Kat Champernowne: Also known as Kat Astley; governess to the Lady Elizabeth.
First Sentence
On a hot, still morning in July, the Lady Mary, daughter to King Henry the Eighth, arrived at the great country palace of Hatfield, trotting into the courtyard on a white palfrey followed by four gentlemen, two ladies-in-waiting, and a female fool.
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Authors & Contributors
- Alison Weir (Author)
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