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The Queen’s Fool

by Philippa Gregory Book 13 in the The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels series.

First published 2003

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4.4(6,116)

Hannah Green, a Jewish refugee from the Spanish Inquisition, is recognised as a seer and drawn into service by Robert Dudley. Moving between the courts of Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey and Mary I, she becomes both fool and observer during a disputed succession.

Mary’s Catholic restoration, Wyatt’s Rebellion and suspicion of Elizabeth force Hannah to choose between loyalty, faith and personal freedom. Her fictional story provides a viewpoint on the abrupt religious reversals of mid-Tudor England.

Historical Periods

Edwardian Reformation1547–1553 CE Wyatt’s Rebellion1554 CE Lady Jane Grey Succession Crisis1553-07-06–1554-02-12

Genres

Court & Political Fiction Romance

Historical people

Mary I1516–1558 Elizabeth I1533–1603 Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester1532–1588

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