The debut novel from celebrated historian Tracy Borman, author of The Private Lives of the Tudors.
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Deze trilogie volgt de reis van Frances Gorges door het turbulente Engelse hof aan het begin van de 17e eeuw. Met een diepe kennis van kruiden en geneeskunde wordt Frances meegezogen in een wereld van politieke intriges en religieuze spanningen na de troonsbestijging van Koning Jacobus I. Ze navigeert door verraderlijke hofintriges en complotten, waaronder de Gunpowder Plot, en probeert zichzelf en haar dierbaren te beschermen. De serie combineert historisch drama met persoonlijk gevaar en onderzoekt thema's als loyaliteit, overleven en verboden liefde in een gevaarlijk tijdperk.
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The Devil's Slave
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'So vividly evoked that you are there, living the story' Alison Weir *** Frances Gorges was accused of witchcraft - and she survived. But if her torturers at the court of King James discover she is pregnant with the child of Tom Wintour, her lover executed for his part in the Gunpowder Plot, it will mean certain death. Then Frances is offered an escape: marriage. She will not be expected to sleep with her new husband, only to give up the cause for which Tom died. But even when she is surrounded by the venomous dangers of life at court, Frances finds old loyalties hard to deny... Compelling, sensual, suspenseful, The Devil's Slave is a novel of family, power and heartbreaking dilemmas. It is also a surprising, thrilling love story. *** 'A lively, entertaining novel' The Sunday Times 'Powerfully accomplished and vividly detailed... I swallowed this book in two great gulps' Sarah Gristwood, author of Game of Queens 'Rich evocation of 17th Century life The Times 'Empathetic and knowledgeable' Daily Mail
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The third novel from historian and TV presenter Tracy Borman, author of The King's Witch trilogy.