02100cam a2200433u 4500 862789124 OCoLC 20190501164010.0 ta 081104s2014 nyuabj b 000 1 eng 2014009261 9781451626117 hardback (OCoLC)862789124 DLC eng rda DLC e-uk-enk PR6057.R386 K57 2014 823/.914 23 Gregory, Philippa, author. The king's curse Philippa Gregory. First Touchstone hardcover edition. New York : Simon & Schuster, [2014] ♭2014 612 pages : illustrations, maps, genealogical tables ; 25 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier The Cousins' war "A Touchstone Book." Includes bibliographical references (pages 605-612). The story of lady-in-waiting Margaret Pole and her unique view of King Henry VIII's stratospheric rise to power in Tudor England. Regarded as yet another threat to the volatile King Henry VIII's claim to the throne, Margaret Pole, cousin to Elizabeth of York (known as the White Princess) and daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, is married off to a steady and kind Lancaster supporter--Sir Richard Pole. For his loyalty, Sir Richard is entrusted with the governorship of Wales, but Margaret's contented daily life is changed forever with the arrival of Arthur, the young Prince of Wales, and his beautiful bride, Katherine of Aragon. Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 Fiction. Salisbury, Margaret Pole, Countess of, 1473-1541 Fiction. Ladies-in-waiting England History 16th century Fiction. Nobility Great Britain History 16th century Fiction. Great Britain History Henry VIII, 1509-1547 Fiction. Historical fiction. gsafd Gregory, Philippa. Cousins' war. 2 1574 1574 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ AF 2016-10-25 5 4 GREG 5196 2024-01-24 2023-10-25 28.99 2016-10-25 BOOK