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Mary I : queen of sorrows / Alison Weir.
By: Weir, Alison.
Publisher: London : Headline Review, 2024Description: 544 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781472278135 (hbk.) :; 1472278135 (hbk.) :.Subject(s): Mary I, Queen of England, 1516-1558 -- Fiction | Historical | Historical | England | Modern & contemporary fiction | Historical fiction | Great Britain -- History -- Mary I, 1553-1558 -- FictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction.Summary: Adored only child of Henry VIII and his Queen, Katherine of Aragon, Princess Mary is raised in the golden splendour of her father's court. But the King wants a son and heir. With her parents' marriage, and England, in crisis, Mary's perfect world begins to fall apart. Exiled from the court and her beloved mother, she seeks solace in her faith, praying for her father to bring her home. But when the King does promise to restore her to favour, his love comes with a condition. The choice Mary faces will haunt her for years to come - in her allegiances, her marriage and her own fight for the crown. Can she become the queen she was born to be?| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Adult book | Chester Lane Library Novels | Ordered | |||||
| Adult book | Newton-le-Willows Library Novels | Ordered | |||||
| Adult book | St Helens Library Novels | Ordered |
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Adored only child of Henry VIII and his Queen, Katherine of Aragon, Princess Mary is raised in the golden splendour of her father's court. But the King wants a son and heir. With her parents' marriage, and England, in crisis, Mary's perfect world begins to fall apart. Exiled from the court and her beloved mother, she seeks solace in her faith, praying for her father to bring her home. But when the King does promise to restore her to favour, his love comes with a condition. The choice Mary faces will haunt her for years to come - in her allegiances, her marriage and her own fight for the crown. Can she become the queen she was born to be?