the constant princess by philippa gregory

She will do anything to achieve her aim even if it means telling the greatest lie, and holding to it. Yet Katherine is her mother’s daughter and her fighting spirit is strong.

His father and grandmother are against it her powerful parents prove little use. A stunning new unabridged recording, available on audio download A splendid and sumptuous historical novel from the internationally bestselling author. Slowly she adapts to the first Tudor court, and life as Arthur’s wife grows ever more bearable.īut when the studious young man dies, she is left to make her own future: how can she now be queen, and found a dynasty? Only by marrying Arthur’s young brother, the sunny but spoilt Henry. Splendid and sumptuous historical novel from this internationally bestselling author, telling of the early life of Katherine of Aragon. Each book in the series focuses on a different famous woman, who was central to history during either the Plantagenet or Tudor times and tells the history from her point of view. Her faith is tested when her prospective father-in-law greets her arrival in her new country with a great insult Arthur seems little better than a boy the food is strange and the customs coarse. Philippa Gregory is a British historical author, writer of the award winning The Other Boleyn Girl and The White Queen, basis for the BBC One drama. The Constant Princess is the sixth instalment in Gregory’s fantastic series: The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels. She is never in doubt that it is her destiny to rule that far-off, wet, cold land. Aged four, she is betrothed to Arthur, Prince of Wales, and is raised to be Queen of England. Philippa Gregory The Constant Princess Kindle Edition by Philippa Gregory (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 6,032 ratings Book 6 of 15: The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels See all formats and editions Kindle 13.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. Katherine of Aragon is born Catalina, the Spanish Infanta, to parents who are both rulers and warriors. We think of Katherine of Aragon as the barren wife of a notorious king but behind this legacy lies a fascinating story. Philippa Gregory was born in Kenya in 1954, and moved to England with her family at the age of two. Splendid and sumptuous historical novel from the internationally bestselling author, Philippa Gregory, telling of the early life of Katherine of Aragon.

The constant princess by philippa gregory