num_pages: 282
description: In 1534, rumors swirled that Henry VIII had taken as his new mistress one of Queen Anne Boleyn’s women, “a very handsome lady of the court.” This mysterious lady has never been identified, and some scholars insist she never existed at all. Here she steps out of the shadows to tell her story: from fleeing the terrors of the Reformation to becoming a trusted spy for Queen Anne, to her own dangerous tumble in the king’s bed. In the political maze of the Tudor court, she can trust only one other person: a seemingly timid country girl named Jane Seymour, whose demure exterior masks a deeper ambition. But when it becomes clear that Jane is playing her own ruthless game to win the king’s affection – and Anne’s crown – will the web of betrayal be severed by the axe?
language: English
title: To Obey and Serve