Mary Boleyn catches the attention of Henry VIII and becomes his mistress, only to find herself displaced by her ambitious sister Anne.

Hannah Green, a young Jewish girl fleeing the Inquisition, arrives in Tudor England and becomes connected to the royal court because of her ability to experience visions.

When Elizabeth I becomes queen, her childhood friend Robert Dudley returns to the center of her court.

Katherine of Aragon arrives in England destined to become queen, first marrying Prince Arthur and, after his death, eventually marrying his brother Henry VIII.

Told through Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Jane Boleyn, the novel follows three women drawn into Henry VIII’s court after Anne Boleyn’s execution.

Mary, Queen of Scots, flees rebellion in Scotland expecting protection from her cousin Elizabeth I but instead becomes a prisoner in England.

Elizabeth Woodville, a widowed Lancastrian noblewoman, captures the attention of the newly crowned Edward IV and secretly marries him, becoming Queen of England.

Margaret Beaufort is convinced from childhood that she has a God-given destiny and that the House of Lancaster is England’s rightful ruling family.

Jacquetta of Luxembourg, descended from European royalty and believed by some to possess mystical gifts, becomes a powerful figure at the English court during the Wars of the Roses.

Anne Neville grows up as the daughter of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick—the powerful nobleman known as the “Kingmaker” for his role in deciding who sits on the English throne.

Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV, is forced to marry Henry Tudor after his victory at Bosworth in an effort to unite the warring houses of York and Lancaster.

Margaret Pole, a Plantagenet heiress and cousin to Elizabeth of York, survives the rise of the Tudor dynasty by carefully navigating the court of Henry VIII.

Kateryn Parr becomes Henry VIII’s sixth wife knowing exactly what happened to several of the women who came before her.

Katherine of Aragon and Tudor princesses Margaret and Mary become queens of England, Scotland, and France.

Gregory tells the stories of the three Grey sisters: Lady Jane Grey, who is queen for only nine days, and her younger sisters Katherine and Mary.

Jane Boleyn survives within Henry VIII’s volatile court by watching carefully, keeping secrets, and adapting to shifting alliances.