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Historical person
Joan, Lady Guildford is represented in the linked historical fiction through court politics and dynastic power, family, marriage and personal loyalty, and social change and the pressures of ordinary life. These works approach the figure through the surrounding events, relationships and political conflicts rather than through a standalone biography.
In Joanna Hickson’s The Queen’s Lady, Joan Vaux, now Lady Guildford, remains a confidante of Elizabeth of York while her husband Sir Richard Guildford advances through Henry VII’s court. Joanna Hickson’s The Lady of the Ravens places Joan, Lady Guildford within a narrative shaped by court politics and dynastic power, family, marriage and personal loyalty, and social change and the pressures of ordinary life.
Series
Queens of the Tower follows the historical courtier Joan Vaux, later Lady Guildford, through the first Tudor reign. Joan serves Elizabeth of York and observes the private household behind a monarchy still threatened by rebellion and uncertain succession. The Lady of the Ravens covers Joan’s earlier service and…
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