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A dangerous inheritance a novel of Tudor rivals and the secret of the Tower

A tale inspired by the life of Lady Jane Gray's younger sister, Katherine, interweaves the tragic story of her imprisonment in the Tower of London with the fates of three other innocent political prisoners including Kate Plantagenet and boy princes Edward and Richard.

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Main Author: Weir, Alison, 1951-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Ballantine Books, c2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Tower of London (London, England) > Fiction.
Political prisoners > Fiction.
Great Britain > Court and courtiers > Fiction.
Historical fiction > England.
Biographical fiction > England.
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Summary:A tale inspired by the life of Lady Jane Gray's younger sister, Katherine, interweaves the tragic story of her imprisonment in the Tower of London with the fates of three other innocent political prisoners including Kate Plantagenet and boy princes Edward and Richard.
Physical Description:507 p. : geneal. tables ; 25 cm.
ISBN:9780345511898 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
0345511891 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
Author Notes:Alison Weir was born in London, England on July 8, 1951. She received training to be a teacher with a concentration in history from the North Western Polytechnic. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as a civil servant and ran her own school for children with learning difficulties from 1991 to 1997. Her first book, Britain's Royal Families, was published in 1989. Her other books include The Six Wives of Henry VIII; Children of England; Eleanor of Aquitaine; Henry VIII: King and Court; Mary, Queen of Scots; and Isabella.

Her first novel, Innocent Traitor, was published in 2006. Her other novels include The Lady Elizabeth, The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn, The Captive Queen, A Dangerous Inheritance, and Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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