As the only, much-cherished child of powerful King Henry VIII and his Spanish Queen, Katherine of Aragon, nine-year-old Princess Mary Tudor is heir to the English throne, betrothed to the Holy Roman Emperor, and would seem to be set fair for a golden future.
But in just a few short years, Mary’s world falls apart and by the time of her death at the age of just 42, England’s first queen to rule in her own right will have suffered the ignominy of illegitimacy and exile from court, a fierce battle to claim her throne, and earned the infamous title of Bloody Mary.
she must do something for which she will never forgive herself. It’s a choice that will haunt her for years to come and when her strict Protestant brother King Edward VI dies in 1553 at the age of 15, she finds herself fighting for the crown... and for her life. And when she emerges triumphant, the reign of Queen Mary looks full of promise until her marriage to King Philip of Spain, her religious fervour, and other disastrous choices set her on a very rocky royal road...
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