{"id":16235,"date":"2020-09-30T07:28:15","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T06:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ladyjanegrey.info\/?p=16235"},"modified":"2020-10-06T12:32:32","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T11:32:32","slug":"books-2020-on-sale-today-the-boy-king-by-janet-wertman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ladyjanegrey.info\/?p=16235","title":{"rendered":"Books 2020 &#8211; on sale today &#8211; The Boy King by Janet Wertman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><BR><\/p>\n<p><BR><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16166\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ladyjanegrey.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/51335i7oFL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16166\" src=\"https:\/\/ladyjanegrey.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/51335i7oFL-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ladyjanegrey.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/51335i7oFL-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ladyjanegrey.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/51335i7oFL.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><center> (c) Janet Wertman<\/center><\/p><\/div>\n<p><BR><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Motherless since birth and newly bereft of his father, King Henry VIII, nine-year-old Edward Tudor ascends to the throne of England and quickly learns that he cannot trust anyone, even himself.<\/p>\n<p>Edward is at first relieved that his uncle, the new Duke of Somerset, will act on his behalf as Lord Protector, but this consolation evaporates as jealousy spreads through the court. Challengers arise on all sides to wrest control of the child king, and through him, England.<\/p>\n<p>While Edward can bring frustratingly little direction to the Council\u2019s policies, he refuses to abandon his one firm conviction: that Catholicism has no place in England. When Edward falls ill, this steadfast belief threatens England\u2019s best hope for a smooth succession: the transfer of the throne to Edward\u2019s very Catholic half-sister, Mary Tudor, whose heart\u2019s desire is to return the realm to the way it worshipped in her mother\u2019s day.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B08DDH2T3Z?pf_rd_r=PGRX5CQV39YQMWTSRBNH&#038;pf_rd_p=e632fea2-678f-4848-9a97-bcecda59cb4e\"STYLE=\"text-decoration: none\">From &#8211; Amazon.co.uk<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/janetwertman.com\/\"STYLE=\"text-decoration: none\">Further details &#8211; Janet Wertman<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B08DDH2T3Z?pf_rd_r=PGRX5CQV39YQMWTSRBNH&#038;pf_rd_p=e632fea2-678f-4848-9a97-bcecda59cb4e\"STYLE=\"text-decoration: none\">Further details &#8211; Amazon.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><BR><\/p>\n<p><BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Motherless since birth and newly bereft of his father, King Henry VIII, nine-year-old Edward Tudor ascends to the throne of England and quickly learns that he cannot trust anyone, even himself. 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