Alison Weir

"A novel about Jane Seymour, the devout young woman who became the unwilling object of King Henry VIII's ardor--and the mother of his only son. In this third book in the epic Six Tudor Queens series, the acclaimed historian and bestselling author brings new insight to this dramatic story, showing how pure fear for her life determined Jane's actions. 25-year-old Jane Seymour wants nothing more than to become a nun. But her ambitious father has forced her to live at court as lady-in-waiting to Queen Katherine of Aragon, a fellow-Catholic whom she soon comes to love and admire. So Jane is appalled when King Henry shunts Katherine aside in his lustful pursuit of Anne Boleyn, but even more so when he takes Anne's life in his rush to wed--Jane herself! Unwilling to marry but terrified to resist Henry's advances for fear she might share Anne's fate, and propelled by her family, Jane becomes Queen of England a mere ten days after Anne's execution. She knows she must produce a male heir without fail. Her very life depends on it"--

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Jane Seymour, the haunted queen

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"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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