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The Constant Princess

by Philippa Gregory

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Classic
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
Howes
Pages
649
ISBN
9781845058340
Before she was Henry VIII's rejected wife, she was Catalina, the Spanish Infanta, a princess forged in the crucible of war by her warrior parents, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. From birth, her destiny was sealed: she would be Queen of England. Sent to a foreign land to marry the heir, Prince Arthur, she finds an unexpected and passionate love. Together, they dream of the great kingdom they will rule, but their shared future is cut short by tragedy, leaving Katherine a young widow in a treacherous and unfamiliar court.

Alone and with her destiny suddenly uncertain, Katherine is faced with a choice. To claim the throne she believes is her divine right, she must align herself with Arthur's younger brother, the charismatic and spoiled Prince Henry. This path requires a single, audacious claim - that her first marriage was never consummated. This story reveals a woman of unwavering resolve, who endures years of poverty and political maneuvering, fighting to fulfill a promise made to her dying husband and seize the future she was born for, no matter the cost.

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