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The Queen's Midwife

(1961)
(The second book in the Lives and Loves of the Royals series)
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The moving and atmospheric novel about a young midwife in King Henry VIII's court.

Henry VIII's desperate longing for a male heir, and the dilemma it poses for two of his queens, is seen through the eyes of young Alice, the Queen's midwife.

This fictional biography vividly brings to life the menacing mood in the royal palaces as first Catherine of Aragon, then Anne Boleyn are expected to provide a prince for England.

Alice becomes the confidante of two very different queens, faces the wrath and unpredictability of King Henry VIII, and experiences her own romances and heartache in this gripping tale.

THE TUDOR TALES SERIES
BOOK 1: THE QUEEN'S MIDWIFE
BOOK 2: THE HAUNTED HEADSMAN: THE SHADOW OF A TUDOR QUEEN
BOOK 3: THE TUDOR BOY


Genre: Historical

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