Alison Weir

"Published in 2018 by arrangement with Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC"--Copyright page.

Jane Seymour, the Haunted Queen

Holly 

"But it's always easier for those who go to new places than it is for those who are left behind," Margery observed, with a wisdom that belied her fifteen years.

Nor did her mother, Jane realized. At least her father had been discreet, unlike the King. "It is a scandal that a man may launt mistress as his Grace does. Yet turn the tables, and imagine how far greater the scandal if the Queen were to take a lover!" 

Margery's blue eyes widened. "I cannot ever imagine her doing so but I take your point. Alas, men can commit adultery with impunity, but we poor women must be above suspicion, lest we foist bastards on our husbands!"

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