![]() ![]() ![]() They marry beautiful Katherine to Henry Herbert, Pembroke’s son. ![]() With her second foray into alternative historical romance (The Virgin Queen’s Daughter, 2008), Chase explores another intriguing mystery: How did Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters react to the political machinations that imprisoned them? Chase sets the fates of Jane, Katherine and Mary Grey against a field of political and personal ambitions. The Duke and Duchess of Suffolk scheme to maneuver their daughters into politically advantageous positions in the hopes of drawing nearer to the throne. With conspirators Northumberland and Pembroke, they marry scholarly Jane to Guilford Dudley, Northumberland’s son, positioning her as a direct threat to Queen Mary. Amid the turmoil of the final days of King Edward’s reign, who will succeed to the throne? His Catholic half sister Mary, his Protestant half sister Elizabeth or perhaps someone else with a little Tudor blood running through her veins? ![]()
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