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Mary I
First published 2024
Mary Tudor begins as Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon’s cherished heir, but her father’s rejection of her mother makes her illegitimate and places her faith under sustained attack. She survives the reigns of Henry and Edward VI, defeats the attempt to install Lady Jane Grey and becomes England’s first crowned queen regnant. Marriage, religious restoration, rebellion and repeated false pregnancies then turn hard-won sovereignty into personal and political tragedy.
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