Book description
DISCOVER A LOST CLASSIC IN PLAIDY'S ELECTRIFYING TUDOR SERIES
To restore the power of Spain and bring England back to the iron
embrace of the Holy Church, the young Philip agrees to marry Mary
Tudor. His golden hair and pale skin fill the middle-aged Queen with
thoughts of hitherto forbidden pleasures. Yet Philip is merely playing
the servant to his country...
Set against the glittering courts of sixteenth-century Europe, the
Spain of the dreaded Inquisition and the tortured England of Bloody
Mary, this powerful novel traces the story of Philip II - and of the
woman who came to know this cold-blooded monster only as a devoted
husband and a sensual lover.
'Jean Plaidy, by the skilful blending of superb storytelling and
meticulous attention to authenticity of detail and depth of
characterisation has become one of the country's most widely read
novelists.' Sunday Times
'Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting.' Observer
'Plaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama.' New
York Times
'Outstanding' Vanity Fair
Jean Plaidy, one of the preeminent authors of historical fiction for
most of the twentieth century, is the pen name of the prolific English
author Eleanor Hibbert, also known as Victoria Holt. Jean Plaidy's
novels had sold more than 14 million copies worldwide by the time of her
death in 1993.
