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The Queen’s Lady

by Joanna Hickson Book 2 in the Queens of the Tower series.

First published 2022

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Joan Vaux, now Lady Guildford, remains a confidante of Elizabeth of York while her husband Sir Richard Guildford advances through Henry VII’s court. The death of Arthur, Prince of Wales, followed by Elizabeth’s death in childbirth, leaves the royal household in mourning and the young Prince Henry as the dynasty’s principal surviving heir.

Court service gives Joan influence but makes her family dependent on royal patronage and vulnerable to political suspicion. Continuing the Queens of the Tower sequence, the novel follows a documented courtier through the final years of Henry VII’s reign and examines how women maintained households, relationships and political networks during a succession crisis.

Historical Periods

Reign of Henry VII1485–1509 CE

Genres

Biographical Fiction Court & Political Fiction Social & Domestic Fiction

Historical people

Arthur, Prince of Wales1486–1502 Henry VIII1491–1547 Henry VII1457–1509 Elizabeth of York1466–1503 Joan, Lady Guildford Richard Guildford

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