The Godmother's Secret

Name: The Godmother's Secret
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Elizabeth St. John
ISBN: 9798350835304

Author: Elizabeth St. John

Narrator: Elizabeth St. John

Unabridged: 11 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/27/2023

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

May 1483: The Tower of London. When King Edward IV dies and Lady Elysabeth Scrope delivers her young godson, Edward V, into the Tower of London to prepare for his coronation, she is engulfed in political turmoil. Within months, the prince and his brother have disappeared, Richard III is declared king, and Elysabeth's sister Margaret Beaufort conspires with her son Henry Tudor to invade England and claim the throne.

Desperate to protect her godson, Elysabeth battles the intrigue, betrayal and power of the last medieval court, defying her Yorkist husband and her Lancastrian sister under her godmother's sacred oath to keep Prince Edward safe. Bound by blood and rent by honor, Elysabeth is torn between the crown and her family, knowing that if her loyalty is questioned, she is in peril of losing everything—including her life.

Were the princes murdered by their uncle, Richard III? Did Margaret Beaufort mastermind their disappearance to usher in the Tudor dynasty? Or did the young boys vanish for their own safety? Of anyone at the royal court, Elysabeth has the most to lose—and the most to gain—by keeping secret the fate of the Princes in the Tower.

About Elizabeth St. John

Elizabeth St. John's critically acclaimed historical fiction novels tell the stories of her ancestors: extraordinary women whose intriguing kinship with England's kings and queens brings an intimately unique perspective to Medieval, Tudor, and Stuart times. Inspired by family archives and residences from Lydiard Park to the Tower of London, Elizabeth spends much of her time exploring ancestral portraits, diaries, and lost gardens. And encountering the occasional ghost. But that's another story.

Reviews

Goodreads review by The on October 17, 2022

Elizabeth St.John has really captured the attention of her readers with The Godmother's Secret. Told in the first person we, the reader, are taken on a very personal and at times precarious journey starting with the birth of Edward V and ending with his uncle's death at the Battle of Bosworth. Throu......more

Goodreads review by Beatrice on October 19, 2022

Manipulation. Uncertainty. Fear. When Elysabeth Scrope is given the role of ensuring the Queen’s baby makes it into the world safely, there is no way she could possibly have predicted the events that would occur afterwards. But, with the first cries of the baby boy, heir to the throne of England, El......more

Goodreads review by Pauline on January 18, 2023

The simmering conflict between Lancaster and York has just erupted into open warfare. Elysabeth Scrope has family relationships linking her to both houses. A Lancastrian herself, she is the wife of the Yorkist John Scrope of Bolton, the half-sister of Margaret Beaufort, and the cousin of Henry Staff......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on October 25, 2022

When one says “the Princes in the Tower,” a few images pop into our mind. Two young boys were killed in the Tower by their evil uncle, who would become King Richard III. At least, that is the image that the Tudors wanted the world to see, and for centuries, that story has often been told. However, a......more

Goodreads review by Oh on October 19, 2022

Hold on to your hats because Elizabeth St.John is going to take you back in time and throw you headlong into one of England's most talked about historical mysteries. Yes, that is right, the author is taking us back to the 15th Century to discover what really happened to the Princes in the Tower. You......more