Lorna Doyle

Cardinal Wolsey is down but not yet out. Although exiled, he tries to gather last-minute support from his old enemy, Queen Katherine. She hesitantly agrees to his plan, as she…

England’s population is suffering, both from a lack of food and from a lethal plague called ’The Sweats’. As a result, King Henry feels depressed and not his usual, confident…

A visit from Charles V forces Henry to conceal his growing disaffection from Queen Katherine, who is the influential Spanish monarch’s aunt – even as Henry comes face-to-face with the…