A vivid novel of power and intrigue, bursting with life and action. In the early years of the sixteenth century Henry Tudor, the new King of England, met with Nun Elizabeth, who had the gifts of sorcery and prophecy. Her words were simple: beware your friends, do not flout God's law, forget the warlords and * to peace. The King's fortunes were to cross with Philippa de Verne, an orphan, fighting against a forced marriage and determined to make her stand in the world. How were they intertwined
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In this story, set in the early years of the 16th century, Phillippa de Verne, the only daughter of a distinguished Devonshire house, is fighting against a forced marriage. Her fortunes, and how they crossed with those of King Henry VIII, are the pivot of this romance.
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