The King's Curse

By: Philippa Gregory

Narrated by: Bianca Amato

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author behind the acclaimed Starz series The White Queen comes the story of lady-in-waiting Margaret Pole and her unique view of King Henry VIII’s stratospheric rise to power in Tudor England.

As an heir to the Plantagenets, Margaret is seen by the King’s mother, the Red Queen, as a rival to the Tudor claim to the throne. She is buried in marriage to a Tudor supporter—Sir Richard Pole, governor of Wales—and becomes guardian to Arthur, the young Prince of Wales, and his beautiful bride, Katherine of Aragon.

But Margaret’s destiny, as cousin to the White Princess, is not for a life in the shadows. Tragedy throws her into poverty, yet a royal death restores her to her place at young Henry VIII’s court where she becomes chief lady-in-waiting to Queen Katherine. There she watches the dominance of the Spanish queen over her husband and her tragic decline.

Amid the rapid deterioration of the Tudor court, Margaret must choose whether her allegiance is to the increasingly tyrannical Henry VIII or to her beloved queen. Caught between the old and the new, Margaret must find her own way, concealing her knowledge that an old curse cast upon all the Tudors is slowly coming true...

This is my favorite so far!

Having not finished the chronological listening of this fabulous series this is my favorite so far!

Great read!

I love this series. it is very well written and performed! And I've learned so much!

Love this author

Love being able to read a story from different perspectives. The time period is very interesting.

Great story

Well done - loved the narrator! Such an interesting & sad story. So much history to be learned!

Lovely account...

I truly enjoyed this account of a woman's life that was a symbol of survival. Sometimes misguided, but always sincere.