克莱尔·库珀

Inanambitious,ground-eakingaroachtodramaandhistory,historianLucyWorsleytimetravelsbacktotheTudorCourttowitnesssomeofthemostdramaticmomentsinthelivesofHenryVIII’sSixWives.CombiningdramawrittenbyChloeMosswithLucy’sowncontemoraryhistoricalcomment,Lucywillmoveseamlesslyfromtheresenttotheast,aearingasarangeofsilentservants:amaid,midwifeornursemaid.Asthedramalaysout,LucyeavesdrosontheeventsintheRoyalCourtandreortsback.Closelyknitandoftenrelatedtoeachother,theTudorcourtwasmadeuofasmallgrouofowerfulfamiliesallvyingforinfluenceandowerovereachother.Whileitwasaworldrunbymen,andtheKinghadultimateower,eachQueen(aswellastheirladiesinwaiting)foundtheirownuniquemethodsofexertinginfluence.Forthefirsttime,itisthesewomen’sstoriesthatLucywantstouncover,witnessandexlore,aswellasofferingaverynewlensonHenryhimself.