The King's Curse by Gregory, Philippa - 2014

London: Simon and Schuster, 2014. An As New copy in an As New dustjacket which is not price clipped. First Edition, First Printing. 610 pages. Family tree of the Tudor and Plantagenet Houses in November 1499. Family Tree of the House of the House of Plantagene. Map of London in 11499. Map of Tudor. Family Tree of the House of Plantagenet on 29 November 1499. As an heir to the Plantagenets, Margaret Pole is seen by the King's mother (The Red Queen) as a rival to the Tudor claim to the throne. She is buried in marriage to a Tudoe supporter - Sir Richard Pole, governor of Wales - and becomes guardian to Arthur, the young Prince of Wales, and his beautiful bride, Katherine of Aragon. But Margaret's destiny, as cousin to the queen (The White Princess). is not for a life in the shadows. Tragedy throws her into poverty and only a royal death restores her to her place at young Henry VIII's court where she becomes chief lady-in-waiting to Queen Katherine. There she watches the dominance of the Spanish queen over her husband and her tragic decline. Amid the rapid deterioration of the Tudor court, Margaret must choose whether her allegiance is to the increasingly tyrannical Henry VIII or to her beloved queen. Caught between the old and the new, Margaret must find her own way, concealing her knowledge that an old curse cast upon all the Tudors is slowly coming true.... PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.86 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST L. First. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.