In which Princess Mary Tudor, first daughter to King Henry VIII, lives peacefully with her mother and father. But when some lady starts to get the King's attention and he forgets about Mary and her mother. Then her father banishes her from the palace and separates Mary from her mother! With little money, dresses that are too small, and living in a lonely house, her life has turned from a great life to the worst nightmare ever. Suddenly her father says he is not married to Mary's mother anymore, and has a child with the evil lady (now Queen Anne), who wants Mary to come back to be a maid to the new Princess Elizabeth. What will poor Mary Tudor, the rightful heir, do?
It is fun to read about Princess Mary's childhood. I read and learned that her father had betrothed her to three suitors (all old enough to be her father! YUCK!) by the time she was ten, and I think it is horrible that women couldn't marry for love. She did become queen when she was 37 and married her second cousin Philip, (who just happened to be 11 years YOUNGER!!) but almost as soon as they married he left her. Poor Mary kind of went crazy in the end after ruling for 5 years and leaving no kids.
This is in the Young Royals series.
Recommended for: people who like historical fiction, and royal families.
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