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2020-02-11 14:28
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The Queen's Governess
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內容簡(jiǎn)介:'I could not fathom they were going to kill the queen. Nor could I bear to witness Anne Boleyn's beheadinga' Katherine Ashley, the daughter of a poor country squire, is lucky enough to secure an education and a place for herself in a noble household. But it comes at a price. Thomas Cromwell, King Henry's ambitious courtier, has plans for Kat. When she finally achieves her ambition of becoming a lady in waiting, it is because Cromwell needs a spy in the new Queen's courta Kat witnesses Anne Boleyn's fall from grace and, as a favour to the doomed queen, agrees to become governess and confidante to the young Elizabeth Tudor. Together they suffer bitter exile, assassination attempts, and imprisonment, barely escaping with their reputations and their lives intact. But when Elizabeth is eventually crowned, Kat continues to serve her, faithfully guarding all of the queen's secrets, even the one that could bring down the monarchya
作者簡(jiǎn)介:Karen Harper is a former English teacher who taught literature and composition at Ohio State University, as well as at high school level. She has had a life-long interest in both the literature and the history of the Elizabethan period. As part of her classes she encouraged her students to put on an Elizabethan Festival each year which included performing Shakespeare, learning court dances, jousting, and always culminating in a (mock) beheading.
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