The queen's governess
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Astley, Katherine, -1565 > Fiction. Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 > Fiction. Governesses > England > Fiction. |
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Biographical fiction. Fiction. |
- ISBN: 0399156186
- ISBN: 9780399156182
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Physical Description
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359 pages - Publisher New York : Penguin Group, [2010]
- Copyright ©2010
Content descriptions
General Note: | "G.P. Putnam's Sons." |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 32.50 |
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The Queen's Governess
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Summary
The Queen's Governess
A fresh and intriguing historical novel told in the voice of Queen Elizabeth I's governess. Katherine Ashley, the daughter of a poor country squire, happily secures an education and a place for herself in a noble household. But when Thomas Cromwell, a henchman for King Henry VIII, brings her to the royal court as a spy, Kat enters into a thrilling new world of the Tudor monarchs. Freed from a life of espionage by Cromwell's downfall, Kat eventually befriends Anne Boleyn. As a dying favor to the doomed queen, Kat becomes governess and surrogate-mother to the young Elizabeth Tudor. Together they suffer bitter exile, assassination attempts, and imprisonment, barely escaping with their lives. But they do, and when Elizabeth is crowned, Kat continues to serve her, faithfully guarding all the queen's secrets (including Elizabeth's affair with the dashing Robert Dudley) . . . and ultimately emerging as the lifelong confidante and true mother-figure to Queen Elizabeth.