Book Synopsis
Attractive, wealthy and influential, Katherine Willoughby is one of
the most unusual ladies of the Tudor court. A favourite of King Henry
VIII, Katherine knows all his six wives, his daughters Mary and
Elizabeth, and his son Edward, as well as being related by marriage to
Lady Jane Grey.
She marries Tudor knight, Sir Charles Brandon, and becomes Duchess of
Suffolk at the age of fourteen. Her Spanish mother, Maria de Salinas,
is Queen Catherine of Aragon’s lady in waiting, so it is a challenging
time for them all when King Henry marries the enigmatic Anne Boleyn.
Following Anne’s dramatic downfall, the short reign of young
Catherine Howard, and the tragic death of Jane Seymour, Katherine’s
young sons are tutored with the future king, Prince Edward, and become
his friends.
Katherine and Charles Brandon are chosen to welcome Anna of Cleves as
she arrives in England. When the royal marriage is annulled,
Katherine’s good friend, Catherine Parr becomes the king’s sixth wife,
and they work to promote religious reform.
When King Edward dies, his Catholic sister Mary is crowned queen and
Katherine’s Protestant faith puts her family in great danger – from
which there seems no escape.
Katherine’s remarkable true story continues the epic tale of the rise
of the Tudors, which began with the best-selling Tudor trilogy and
concludes with the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
Author Bio
Tony Riches is a full-time writer and lives
with his wife in Pembrokeshire, West Wales. After several successful
non-fiction books, Tony turned to novel writing and wrote ‘Queen
Sacrifice’, set in 10th century Wales, followed by ‘The Shell’, a
thriller set in present day Kenya. A specialist in the history of the
early Tudors, he is best known for his Tudor Trilogy. Tony’s other
international best sellers include ‘Warwick ~ The Man Behind the Wars of
the Roses’ and ‘The Secret Diary of Eleanor Cobham’.
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