In the Shadow of the Crown (Isis)

As the cherished and only surviving child of Henry VIII's marriage to Katherine of Aragon, Mary Tudor faced an assured future - until her father decided to rid himself of her mother, and so brought devastating changes not only to Mary, but to the entire country. Young and inexperienced, Mary was left alone to face the dangers of those who lived in the shadow of the crown. The perilous years that followed were filled with drama, yet she longed for a happy married life and children, and by this time she knew she had a divine purpose: to restore the Church of England to Rome.