TY - BOOK AU - Gregory,Philippa TI - The king's curse T2 - The Cousins' war SN - 9781451626117 AV - PR6057.R386 K57 2014 U1 - 823/.914 23 PY - 2014/// KW - Henry KW - Salisbury, Margaret Pole, KW - Ladies-in-waiting KW - England KW - History KW - 16th century KW - Fiction KW - Nobility KW - Great Britain KW - Henry VIII, 1509-1547 KW - Historical fiction KW - gsafd N1 - "A Touchstone Book."; Includes bibliographical references (pages 605-612) N2 - 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 ER -