Inanambitious,ground-breakingapproachtodramaandhistory,historianLucyWorsleytimetravelsbacktotheTudorCourttowitnesssomeofthemostdramaticmomentsinthelivesofHenryVIII’sSixWives.CombiningdramawrittenbyChloeMosswithLucy’sowncontemporaryhistoricalcomment,Lucywillmoveseamlesslyfromthepresenttothepast,appearingasarangeofsilentservants:amaid,midwifeornursemaid.Asthedramaplaysout,LucyeavesdropsontheeventsintheRoyalCourtandreportsback.Closelyknitandoftenrelatedtoeachother,theTudorcourtwasmadeupofasmallgroupofpowerfulfamiliesallvyingforinfluenceandpowerovereachother.Whileitwasaworldrunbymen,andtheKinghadultimatepower,eachQueen(aswellastheirladiesinwaiting)foundtheirownuniquemethodsofexertinginfluence.Forthefirsttime,itisthesewomen’sstoriesthatLucywantstouncover,witnessandexplore,aswellasofferingaverynewlensonHenryhimself.
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