by Alison Weir
Part of Six Tudor Queens, book 3.6
First published 2018
Lady Mary stands as chief mourner at Queen Jane Seymour's funeral, reflecting on how her stepmother restored her to King Henry VIII's favor after years of disgrace. Jane Seymour never replaced Mary's beloved mother Katherine of Aragon, but she tried her best to heal the wounds left by Anne Boleyn's rise and Mary's fall from grace. Now Jane lies dead after giving Henry his longed-for son, leaving the infant Prince Edward motherless and England without a queen. Within a month of the funeral, Henry begins hunting for his fourth wife. Mary faces an agonizing question: will she accept yet another stepmother, or must she forever live overshadowed by the ghosts of her father's previous marriages? This e-short companion to Alison Weir's Six Tudor Queens series captures Mary's grief and anxiety as she contemplates another upheaval in the volatile Tudor court.
Genres: historical-fiction, biography-memoir, family-drama, historical-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, grief, political-intrigue
Setting: England, Tudor Court
Period: 16th Century
49 pages · Kindle Edition · Review