{"product_id":"the-kings-damsel-secrets-of-the-tudor-court-5-by-kate-emerson","title":"The King's Damsel (Secrets of the Tudor Court #5) by Kate Emerson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eLike New Used Book with light cover wear around the bottom edge and Sharpie dot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e368 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the fifth novel in Kate Emerson's highly acclaimed Secrets of the Tudor Court series, a young gentlewoman catches King Henry the Eighth's roving eye.In 1533 and again in 1534, Henry the Eighth reportedly kept a mistress while he was married to Anne Boleyn. Now, that mistress comes to vivid life in Kate Emerson's The King's Damsel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA real-life letter from Spanish Ambassador Eustace Chapuys, written on September 27, 1534, reported that the king had \"renewed and increased the love he formerly bore to another very handsome young lady of the Court\" and that the queen had tried \"to dismiss the damsel from her service.\" Other letters from Eustace reveal that the mystery woman was a \"true friend\" of the Princess (later Queen) Mary, Henry's daughter by Catherine of Aragon. Though no one knows who \"the king's damsel\" really was, here Kate Emerson presents her as young gentlewoman Thomasine Lodge, a lady-in-waiting to King Henry's daughter, Princess Mary. Thomasine becomes the Princess's confidante, especially as Henry's marriage to Catherine dissolves and tensions run high. When the king procures a divorce in order to marry Anne Boleyn, who is suspicious and distrustful of Mary, Mary has Thomasine placed in Anne's service to be her eyes and ears. And that's when she gets the attention of the king...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRich in historical detail and featuring a wealth of bonus material, The King's Damsel is sure to keep readers coming back for more in the exciting series!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"White Rose Books \u0026 More","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51150204043552,"sku":"sku-42274616082662","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/IMG_7596.jpg?v=1769236231","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/es\/products\/the-kings-damsel-secrets-of-the-tudor-court-5-by-kate-emerson","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}