![]() ![]() But her bliss is short-lived as rumors of her wayward past come back to haunt her, and Katherine’s destiny takes another, deadly, turn.' This author also wrote as Victoria Holt, Philippa Carr, and Eleanor Burford. Overwhelmed by the change in her fortunes, bewildered and flattered by the adoration of her husband, Katherine is dazzled by the royal life. ![]() The royal palaces are exciting to a young girl from the country, and Katherine finds that her duties there allow her to be near her handsome cousin, Thomas Culpepper, whom she has loved since childhood.īut when Katherine catches the eye of the aging and unhappily married king, she is forced to abandon her plans for a life with Thomas and marry King Henry. Like her cousin Anne Boleyn, she leaves her grandmother’s home to become a lady-in-waiting at the court of Henry VIII. Beautiful and impressionable, Katherine becomes involved in two ill-fated love affairs before her sixteenth birthday. Legendary historical novelist Jean Plaidy brings to life the story of Princess Mary Tudor, a celebrated beauty and born rebel who would defy the most powerful. The innocent girl quickly learns that her grandmother’s puritanism is not shared by Katherine’s free-spirited cousins, with whom she lives. ![]() 'Born into an impoverished branch of the noble Howard family, young Katherine is plucked from her home to live with her grandmother, the Duchess of Norfolk. One of this prolific author's "Qeens of England" series. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Rose Without A Thorn. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. No spine or cover creases, light edgewear. The Rose Without A Thorn - Kindle edition by Plaidy, Jean. ![]()
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