And How She Came to Court
by Ford Madox Ford
Kat Howard – intelligent, beautiful, naively honest and passionately idealistic – catches the attention of Henry VIII and becomes his incredibly fifth wife. A teenager who grew up far from the court, he is now completely unaccustomed to the corruption and intrigues surrounding him. This is a time of great upheaval in which unscrupulous courtiers maneuver for power, while religious fanatics – both Protestant and Catholic – fight fiercely for their rival faiths. Katherine soon becomes embroiled in a dangerous showdown with Thomas Cromwell, who is fiercely feared by the Lord Secret Seal, as her growing influence over the king begins to threaten too many powerful interests.
