The Kings Curse, Philippa Gregory
The Kings Curse, Philippa Gregory
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The King's Curse

Author: Philippa Gregory

Narrator: Bianca Amato

Unabridged: 24 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/09/2014


Synopsis

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author behind the acclaimed Starz series The White Queen comes the story of lady-in-waiting Margaret Pole and her unique view of King Henry VIII’s stratospheric rise to power in Tudor England.

As an heir to the Plantagenets, Margaret is seen by the King’s mother, the Red Queen, as a rival to the Tudor claim to the throne. She is buried in marriage to a Tudor supporter—Sir Richard Pole, governor of Wales—and becomes guardian to Arthur, the young Prince of Wales, and his beautiful bride, Katherine of Aragon.

But Margaret’s destiny, as cousin to the White Princess, is not for a life in the shadows. Tragedy throws her into poverty, yet a royal death restores her to her place at young Henry VIII’s court where she becomes chief lady-in-waiting to Queen Katherine. There she watches the dominance of the Spanish queen over her husband and her tragic decline.

Amid the rapid deterioration of the Tudor court, Margaret must choose whether her allegiance is to the increasingly tyrannical Henry VIII or to her beloved queen. Caught between the old and the new, Margaret must find her own way, concealing her knowledge that an old curse cast upon all the Tudors is slowly coming true...

About Philippa Gregory

English born author, Philippa Gregory, received her degree in History from the University of Sussex, followed by a PhD in 18th century literature from the University of Edinburgh. Along the journey of her education, she discovered that she had an uncommon interest in the Tudor period. Using her history background, she first wrote The Other Boleyn Girl, which to her credit, was made into a TV drama, and followed by a major film.

Gregory has put much of her effort and personal money into a 20 year old charity that she founded. It is Gardens for The Gambria, that teaches school children to plant market gardens which are irrigated by the almost 200 wells that the author has funded. She is also a patron of The UK Chagos Support Association, a displaced people in the Indian Ocean.

Gregory was selected as the 2008 Edinburgh University Alumna of the Year. She lives with her family on a small farm in Yorkshire.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Misty Marie on April 07, 2022

Book 7 finds us with Margaret Pole in the countryside, hiding her Plantagenet name. Also, this marks the time Henry VII finally kicks the bucket and probably ends up in hell. Which of course brings Henry VIII to the throne. Henry becomes a one-man wrecking ball, destroys his own country and beheads......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on January 25, 2013

If you love English history-but don't like dry history-read these books. Phillippa Gregory has a wonderful way of making English history come alive.......more

Goodreads review by James on June 17, 2021

Margaret Pole is a fascinating woman! I'd read a bit about her in the earlier novels and online, but Philippa Gregory has brought the lady to life in The King's Curse, the 7th book in her Plantagenet and Tudor historical fiction series. To date, I've read the previous 6 and number 8, so I had to cat......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on February 12, 2015

I received this book as an advanced reading copy to give it an honest review (may contain spoilers). This is the 6th book in the Cousins War series and the one which most closely entwines itself with the Tudor Series that Philippa Gregory had previously written. It focuses on Margaret Pole, the daugh......more

Goodreads review by Tessa on March 17, 2025

"Insa Elisabeta si cu mine suntem invatate cu pierderea, suntem Plantageneti - mancam tradare si suferinta pe paine." Cu acest roman autoarea continua seria dedicata dinastiei Tudor si dinastiei Plantagenetilor. Cartea urmareste destinul Margaretei Pole, fiica lui George de York. Aceasta a fost execu......more