England, 1540.
After a string of of doomed marriages Henry VIII despairs of finding a wife who is both trustworthy and pleasing to him.
When Katherine Howard catches his eye at court, a hope flutters in him which revives the ageing king. Innocent, beautiful and easy to love, Henry wastes no time in sealing marriage with his new bride and even dreams of another son to join his sickly heir, Edward.
But in a court dominated by Henry’s unpredictable passions, not even Katherine is safe. Henry, no longer the slender, young monarch, had grown bloated and become a glutton with table manners more suited to the farmyard than the palace. Katherine’s youthful eye begins to wander...
A dangerous affair is formed. Fuelled by the daredevil nature of love, it leaves a trail of terrified witnesses in its wake. Surely it is only a matter of time before the King finds out.
Philip Lindsay has drawn a vivid picture of the violence and intrigue rife in this turbulent era, when deceit and dishonesty were qualities essential for survival.
Philip Lindsay (1906–1958) was an Australian writer, who mostly wrote historical novels. He was the son of Norman Lindsay, an Australian artist. His novels often treated his subject matter in a dark fashion, with his central characters depicted as brooding, depressed, or disturbed characters. In addition, he did some work for the film industry. He was one of a team of writers on Song of Freedom and Under the Red Robe , and was a technical advisor on The Private Life of Henry VIII.
Genre: Historical Romance
After a string of of doomed marriages Henry VIII despairs of finding a wife who is both trustworthy and pleasing to him.
When Katherine Howard catches his eye at court, a hope flutters in him which revives the ageing king. Innocent, beautiful and easy to love, Henry wastes no time in sealing marriage with his new bride and even dreams of another son to join his sickly heir, Edward.
But in a court dominated by Henry’s unpredictable passions, not even Katherine is safe. Henry, no longer the slender, young monarch, had grown bloated and become a glutton with table manners more suited to the farmyard than the palace. Katherine’s youthful eye begins to wander...
A dangerous affair is formed. Fuelled by the daredevil nature of love, it leaves a trail of terrified witnesses in its wake. Surely it is only a matter of time before the King finds out.
Philip Lindsay has drawn a vivid picture of the violence and intrigue rife in this turbulent era, when deceit and dishonesty were qualities essential for survival.
Philip Lindsay (1906–1958) was an Australian writer, who mostly wrote historical novels. He was the son of Norman Lindsay, an Australian artist. His novels often treated his subject matter in a dark fashion, with his central characters depicted as brooding, depressed, or disturbed characters. In addition, he did some work for the film industry. He was one of a team of writers on Song of Freedom and Under the Red Robe , and was a technical advisor on The Private Life of Henry VIII.
Genre: Historical Romance
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