Urged to return the King's affection and earn favor for her family, Jane is drawn into a dangerous political game that pits her conscience against her desires. But once Henry disavows Katherine and secures Anne as his new queen-forever altering the religious landscape of England-he turns his eye to another: Jane herself. For Jane, the betrayal triggers memories of a haunting incident that shaped her beliefs about marriage. The devout Katherine shows kindness to all her ladies, almost like a second mother, which makes rumors of Henry's lustful pursuit of Anne Boleyn-also lady-in-waiting to the queen-all the more shocking.
But her large noble family has other plans, and as an adult, Jane is invited to the King's court to serve as lady-in-waiting to Queen Katherine of Aragon. Ever since she was a child, Jane has longed for a cloistered life as a nun. "Acclaimed author and historian Alison Weir continues her epic Six Tudor Queens series with this third captivating novel, which brings to life Jane Seymour, King Henry VIII's most cherished bride and mother of his only legitimate male heir.
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