The Taming of the Queen

Kateryn Parr, a thirty-year-old widow in a secret affair with a new lover, has no choice when a man old enough to be her father who has buried four wives—King Henry VIII—commands her to marry him. Kateryn has no doubt about the danger she faces: the previous queen lasted sixteen months, the one before barely half a year. But Henry adores his new bride, and Kateryn's trust in him grows as she unites the royal family, creates a radical study circle at the heart of the court, and rules the kingdom as Regent. However, a leader of religious reform and the first woman to publish in English, Kateryn's independence puts her in jeopardy. When she is unable to save the Protestants under threat for their faith, Henry's dangerous gaze turns on her, and the traditional churchmen and rivals for power accuse her of heresy—the punishment for which is death by fire. The novel is a deeply intimate portrayal of Henry VIII's sixth and final wife, a woman who longed for passion, power, and education at the court of a medieval killer.

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