* Book of the Month *
A Matter of Conscience:
Henry VIII, The Aragon Years
The Henrician Chronicle
by Judith Arnopp
Publication Date: March 15th, 2021
Publisher: Independently published
Pages: 345
Genre: Historical Fiction
‘A king must have sons: strong, healthy sons to rule after him.’
On the unexpected death of Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales his brother, Henry, becomes heir to the throne of England. The intensive education that follows offers Henry a model for future excellence; a model that he is doomed to fail.
On his accession, he chooses his brother’s widow, Caterina of Aragon, to be his queen. Together they plan to reinstate the glory of days of old and fill the royal nursery with boys.
But when their first-born son dies at just a few months old, and subsequent babies are born dead or perish in the womb, the king’s golden dreams are tarnished
Christendom mocks the virile prince. Caterina’s fertile years are ending yet all he has is one useless living daughter, and a baseborn son.
He needs a solution but stubborn to the end, Caterina refuses to step aside.
As their relationship founders his eye is caught by a woman newly arrived from the French court. Her name is Anne Boleyn.
A Matter of Conscience: The Aragon Years offers a unique first-person account of the ‘monster’ we love to hate and reveals a man on the edge; an amiable man made dangerous by his own impossible expectation.
The story continues in A Matter of Faith: Book Two of The Henrician Chronicle.
From the author of 'The Beaufort Chronicle' and 'The Heretic Wind.'
Thank you so much for choosing my book to be Book of the Month for August!
ReplyDeleteOur pleasure, Judith. Such a wonderful novel!
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