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Privy Seal
First published 1907 Reading time about 4 hours
Privy Seal: His Last Venture follows the journey of the once-innocent Katherine Howard as she comes to terms with her new position as mistress of King Henry VIII. Many of the events are seen through the eyes of the scholar Magister Udal as he navigates the dangerous personal and political intrigues of the court. Udal quickly finds his own safety is not assured as his fortunes become entangled with the rise of Katherine and the fall of Thomas Cromwell.
- Biographical fiction
- Catharine Howard, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, -1542 · Fiction
- Queens · Great Britain · Fiction
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