Maid of the Kings Court, Lucy Worsley
Maid of the Kings Court, Lucy Worsley
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Maid of the King's Court

Author: Lucy Worsley

Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden

Unabridged: 6 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 03/07/2017


Synopsis

In the vibrant, volatile court of Henry VIII, can even the most willful young woman direct her own fate and follow her heart in a world ruled by powerful men?Clever, headstrong Elizabeth Rose Camperdowne knows her duty. As the sole heiress to an old but impoverished noble family, Eliza must marry a man of wealth and title—it’s the only fate for a girl of her standing. But when a surprising turn of events lands her in the royal court as a maid of honor to Anne of Cleves, Eliza is drawn into the dizzying, dangerous orbit of Henry the Eighth and struggles to distinguish friend from foe. Is her glamorous flirt of a cousin, Katherine Howard, an ally in this deceptive place, or is she Eliza’s worst enemy? And then there’s Ned Barsby, the king’s handsome page, who is entirely unsuitable for Eliza but impossible to ignore. British historian Lucy Worsley provides a vivid, romantic glimpse of the treachery, tragedy, and thrills of life in the Tudor court.

About Lucy Worsley

Lucy Worsley is chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, the independent charity that runs the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace State Apartments, the Banqueting House in Whitehall, and Kew Palace in Kew Gardens, which together attract more than four million visitors annually. She is the author of several nonfi ction books as well as a presenter of programs on royalty and other topics for the BBC. Maid of the King’s Court is her debut novel for young adults. Lucy Worsley lives in London.


Reviews

Well, this was a huge no. I'd expected a nice, neat little package of sweet historical fiction with a dash of innocent romance. What I got was... well, not that. There was a fair bit of content, and though it didn't happen onscreen, exactly (and it did come on towards the end), it was definitely prese......more

Goodreads review by Elaina

Wouldn't recommend this book :/ I really hated the characters and the content in it...I should have looked at some reviews before reading it......more