The Lady of the Tower The Lydiard Chronicles, #1
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ePUB
Kopierschutz
Ja
Family Sharing
Ja
Text-to-Speech
Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
17.10.2019
Verlag
Falcon HistoricalSeitenzahl
(Printausgabe)
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703 KB
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9780999394427
The Tower of London is Lucy St.John's world. As the wife of its keeper, she becomes mistress in all but name of England's most notorious prison, tending aristocratic prisoners and condemned criminals alike while surviving plague, political intrigue and the executioner's axe.
This is not the life the beautiful, highborn orphan had dreamed of. But betrayals make for strange bedfellows, and fate is not always kind.
Perfect for readers of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, The Lady of the Tower is inspired by the true story of Elizabeth St.John's own ancestor, reconstructed from four-centuries-old family diaries, portraits, letters, and court papers.
London, 1609. At the glittering court of King James I, Lucy is seduced by the Earl of Suffolk, never imagining that the affair will earn her the lasting hatred of his formidable sister, the Countess of Rochesteror that her own sister, Barbara, will betray her, forcing Lucy from court in disgrace.
Spirited and skilled in medicine, Lucy refuses to surrender to scandal. Determined to rebuild her life, she finds an unexpected love match that leads her into the powerful Villiers familyand ultimately to the Tower of London itself.
But influence at court is as dangerous as it is intoxicating. As her family rises beside the King's favourite, the Duke of Buckingham, Lucy is swept into a world of ambition, treachery and deadly political intrigue. To protect those she loves, she must summon every ounce of courage in a court where loyalty is fleeting and survival is never guaranteed.
Based on the remarkable true story of Elizabeth St.John's own ancestor, The Lady of the Tower is the first novel in the acclaimed Lydiard Chronicles, bringing to life the forgotten women of Stuart England through four centuries of surviving family archives.
"Innocent romance and bleak deception create a believable heroine and an intriguing plot." Historical Novel Society
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