Mary, Queen of France

Name: Mary, Queen of France
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by Jean Plaidy Book 9 in the Tudor Saga series.

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Mary Tudor, younger sister of Henry VIII, grows up knowing that her marriage will be treated as an instrument of diplomacy. Henry values her deeply but still expects obedience when political advantage requires her to marry the ageing Louis XII of France rather than the man she would choose for herself.

As Queen of France, Mary must navigate a foreign court while holding Henry to his promise that she may choose her next husband if she is widowed. Louis’s death gives her that opportunity, but her secret marriage to Charles Brandon risks the anger of a king unused to defiance. The novel centres on the conflict between Tudor family affection and the dynastic demands placed on a royal woman.