England under Mary Tudor and her Spanish husband Philip is the setting: Reginald Pole has returned from exile as papal legate and Archbishop of Canterbury, Protestants burn at Smithfield, and conspiracies swirl around the Princess Elizabeth. Ainsworth weaves invented lovers and intriguers through the great set pieces of the reign, from Lambeth Palace to the royal court.
Historical romance in the manner of The Tower of London, from the Victorian master of Tudor spectacle. Download the free EPUB.