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Katherine of Valois was born a princess, the daughter of King Charles VI of France. But by the time Katherine was old enough to know him, her father had come to be called "Charles the Mad,” given to unpredictable fits of insanity. The young princess lived a secluded life, awaiting her father's sane moments and suffering through the mad ones, as her mother took up with her uncle and their futures became more and more uncertain. Katherine's fortunes appeared to be changing when, at nineteen, she was married to King Henry V of England. Within two years, she gave birth to an heir—but her happiness was fleeting. Soon after the birth of her son, she lost her husband to an illness.

With Joan of Arc inciting the French to overthrow English rule, Katherine's loyalty to her adopted homeland of England became a matter of intense suspicion. Katherine had brought her dowry and borne her heir; what use was she to England? It was decreed that she would live out her remaining years alone, far from the seat of power. But no one, not even Katherine herself, could have anticipated that she would fall in love with and secretly marry one of her guardians, Owen Tudor—or that a generation later, their grandson would become the first king of the great Tudor dynasty.

Katherine of Valois was born a princess, the daughter of King Charles VI of France. But by the time Katherine was old enough to know him, her father had come to be called "Charles the Mad,” given to unpredictable fits of insanity. The young princess lived a secluded life, awaiting her father's sane moments and suffering through the mad ones, as her mother took up with her uncle and their futures became more and more uncertain. Katherine's fortunes appeared to be changing when, at nineteen, she was married to King Henry V of England. Within two years, she gave birth to an heir—but her happiness was fleeting. Soon after the birth of her son, she lost her husband to an illness.

With Joan of Arc inciting the French to overthrow English rule, Katherine's loyalty to her adopted homeland of England became a matter of intense suspicion. Katherine had brought her dowry and borne her heir; what use was she to England? It was decreed that she would live out her remaining years alone, far from the seat of power. But no one, not even Katherine herself, could have anticipated that she would fall in love with and secretly marry one of her guardians, Owen Tudor—or that a generation later, their grandson would become the first king of the great Tudor dynasty.

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VerlagCrown
EinbandAdobe Digital Editions
Erscheinungsjahr2010
Seitenangabe416 S.
AusgabekennzeichenEnglisch
Masse3'153 KB
PlattformEPUB
ReiheA Queens of England Novel
AutorPlaidy, Jean

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Über den Autor Jean Plaidy

Jean Plaidy - wie auch Philippa Carr und Victoria Holt - ist ein Pseudonym der britischen Autorin Eleanor Alice Burford (1906-1993). Schon in ihrer Jugend begann sie, sich für Geschichte zu begeistern: »Ich besuchte Hampton Court Palace mit seiner beeindruckenden Atmosphäre, ging durch dasselbe Tor wie Anne Boleyn und sah die Räume, durch die Katherine Howard gelaufen war. Das hat mich inspiriert, damit begann für mich alles.« 1941 veröffentlichte sie ihren ersten Roman, dem in den nächsten 50 Jahren zahlreiche folgten, die sich schon zu ihren Lebzeiten über 90 Millionen Mal verkauften. 1989 wurde Eleanor Alice Burford mit dem »Golden Treasure Award« der Romance Writers of America ausgezeichnet. Jean Plaidy veröffentlichte bei dotbooks ihre fünfbändige historische Romanreihe »Queens of England«, ihre dreibändige »Die Tudors«-Saga, sowie die Einzelbände »Königliche Rivalin«, »Die Erben der Medici« und »Die letzte Königin von Versailles«. Des weiteren erschienen ihre Australien-Romane »Die rote Sonne am Horizont«, »Die Hoffnung einer neuen Welt« und »Das Leuchten der Goldakazie«. Unter ihrem Pseudonym Victoria Holt veröffentlichte sie die Romane »Das Geheimnis der Engländerin«, »Das Schloss im dunklen Moor«, »Das Geheimnis der siebten Jungfrau«, »Die Gouvernante von Mellyn Castle«, »Die Braut von Pendorric«, »Das Geheimnis von Menfreya« und »Das Anwesen über den Klippen«. Als Philippa Carr veröffentlichte die Autorin ihren großen neunzehnbändigen Roman-Zyklus »Die Töchter Englands«, der in mehreren Sammelbänden erschienen ist.

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