The Queen’s Fool
Book 12 of The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Published: Nov 11, 2011
Words:
195871
Flesch:
93.92
DDC:
823.914
FAST Tags:
Great Britain,
Elizabeth I; Queen of England; 1533-1603,
Mary I; Queen of England; 1516-1558,
Jewish families,
Kings and rulers--Succession,
Leicester; Robert Dudley; Earl of; 1532?-1588,
Jewish girls,
Jewish fiction
LCC:
PR6057.R386
LC Genre:
Book Details
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Description:
#1 New York Times bestselling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory weaves a spellbinding tale of a young woman with the ability to see the future in an era when destiny was anything but clear.
Winter, 1553. Pursued by the Inquisition, Hannah Green, a fourteen-year-old Jewish girl, is forced to flee with her father from their home in Spain. But Hannah is no ordinary refugee; she has the gift of “Sight,” the ability to foresee the future, priceless in the troubled times of the Tudor court. Hannah is adopted by the glamorous Robert Dudley, the charismatic son of King Edward’s protector, who brings her to court as a “holy fool” for Queen Mary and, ultimately, Queen Elizabeth. Hired as a fool but working as a spy; promised in wedlock but in love with her master; endangered by the laws against heresy, treason, and witchcraft, Hannah must choose between the safe life of a commoner and the dangerous intrigues of the royal family that are inextricably bound up with her own yearnings and desires.
Teeming with vibrant period detail and peopled by characters seamlessly woven into the sweeping tapestry of history, The Queen’s Fool is a rich and emotionally resonant gem from a masterful storyteller.