We return to the court of Henry VIII. The volatile Anne Boleyn is now Queen, her career seemingly entwined with that of Cromwell. The split from the Catholic Church has left England dangerously isolated, and Anne has failed to give the king an heir. And when the King begins to fall in love with self-effacing Jane Seymour, the ever-pragmatic Cromwell must negotiate within an increasingly perilous court to satisfy Henry, defend the nation and, above all, to secure his own rise in the world. Neither minister nor king will emerge unscathed from the bloody theatre of Anne's final days."--Provided by publisher.

"First published in Canada by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd in an original trade paperback edition: 2012. First Harper Perennial media tie-in edition: 2015. This Harper Perennial trade paperback edition: 2020."--Title page verso.