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His True Wife
In May 1529, the Legatine Court prepares to hear Henry VIII’s case against the validity of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Catherine sends Thomasin to observe the proceedings and report what is said in her absence, placing her close to the legal and political confrontation that will determine the queen’s future. Thomasin must carry out that duty while her own family is threatened by scandal after her married sister becomes pregnant during her husband’s absence.
A hoped-for proposal from Rafe Danvers may now be endangered, and the return of an earlier attachment makes Thomasin question the life she has been planning. As Catherine refuses to yield and Anne Boleyn’s supporters demand a decisive outcome, the Marwoods discover that private disgrace and royal displeasure can reinforce one another. Thomasin must defend her reputation without abandoning the queen who trusts her.
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