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And the Fifth- Bestselling Historian Overall) in the United Kingdom, and Has Sold Over 2.7 Million Books Worldwide is the top-selling female historian (and the fifth- bestselling historian overall) in the United Kingdom, and has sold over 2.7 million books worldwide. She has published eighteen history books, including her most recent non-fiction book, Queens of the Conquest, the first in her England’s Medieval Queens quartet. Alison has also published several historical novels, including Innocent Traitor and The Lady Elizabeth. Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen is Alison Weir’s eighth published novel and the third in the Six Tudor Queens series about the wives of Henry VIII, which was launched in 2016 to great critical acclaim. The series began with the Sunday Times bestsellers Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen and Anne Boleyn: A King’s Obsession. Untitled-2 1 Alison is an honorary08/08/2017 09:39life patron of Historic Royal Palaces. Also by Alison Weir The Six Tudor Queens series Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen Anne Boleyn: A King’s Obsession Six Tudor Queens Digital Shorts Writing a New Story Arthur: Prince of the Roses The Blackened Heart The Tower is Full of Ghosts Today The Chateau of Briis: A Lesson in Love The Grandmother’s Tale Fiction Innocent Traitor The Lady Elizabeth The Captive Queen A Dangerous Inheritance The Marriage Game Quick Reads Traitors of the Tower Non-fiction Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy The Six Wives of Henry VIII The Princes in the Tower Lancaster and York: The Wars of the Roses Children of England: The Heirs of King Henry VIII 1547–1558 Elizabeth the Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine Henry VIII: King and Court Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley Isabella: She-Wolf of France, Queen of England Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn Mary Boleyn: ‘The Great and Infamous Whore’ Elizabeth of York: The First Tudor Queen The Lost Tudor Princess Queens of the Conquest As co-author The Ring and the Crown: A History of Royal Weddings, 1066–2011 Untitled-3 1 07/11/2016 14:55 Untitled-2 1 08/08/2017 09:39 Copyright © 2018 Alison Weir The right of Alison Weir to be identified as the Author of the Work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published in Great Britian in 2018 by HEADLINE REVIEW An imprint of HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP 1 Apart from any use permitted under UK copyright law, this publication may only be reproduced, stored, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, with prior permission in writing of the publishers or, in the case of reprographic production, in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. All characters – apart from the obvious historical figures – in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Cataloguing in Publication Data is available from the British Library ISBN 978 1 4722 2767 6 (Hardback) ISBN 978 1 4722 2768 3 (Trade paperback) Typeset in Garamond MT by Avon DataSet Ltd, Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire Printed and bound in Great Britain by Clays Ltd, St Ives plc Headline’s policy is to use papers that are natural, renewable and recyclable products and made from wood grown in well-managed forests and other controlled sources. The logging and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP An Hachette UK Company Carmelite House 50 Victoria Embankment London EC4Y 0DZ www.headline.co.uk www.hachette.co.uk Untitled-2 1 08/08/2017 09:39 Untitled-3 1 07/11/2016 14:55 Thomas Howard Thomas Butler Sir Geoffrey HenryEarl of VII Surrey m. ElizabethEarl of of York Ormond Boleyn m. King of Englandb.1443 1466–1503b.1426 d.1463 Sir John Seymour Margaret Wentworth 1457–1509 of Wulfhall 1478– 1476– Arthur 1. m. Katherine of Aragon m. 2. Henry VIII m. Maximilian I m. Mary Ferdinand II m. Isabella I PrinceEdmund of Wales Tudor m. Margaret 1485– Edward IV MargaretKing of Englandm. Sir William John Edward Catherine Fillol Henry Anthony Holy Roman Emperor of Burgundy King of Aragon Queen of Castile 1486–1502Earl of Richmond Beaufort King of England Butler 1491– Boleyn 1499–1510 1500– 1501– 1503– 1505– b.1459 1457–82 b.1452 b.1451 d.1456 d.1509 d.1483 d.1539/40 d.1505 5 others Henry VII m. Elizabeth Anne m. ThomasMary Elizabeth m. Sir Thomas 1516– died young d.1509 d.1503 d.1511 Howard Howard Boleyn b.1473 b.1480 b.1477 John JANE SEYMOUR Thomas Margery Elizabeth b.w.d. 1506 1508– 1508– 1512– 1518– Margaret m. 1. James IV Mary m. 1. Louis XII Juan m. Margaret Juana m. Philip Katherine m. 1489–➤(1) Arthur ➤(2)King Henry of Scots VIII Margaret1496– Mary King of France Prince of Asturias of Austria b.1479 of Habsburg of Aragon Prince of Wales King1473–1513 of England b.1489 b.1496 1462–1515 1478–1497 b.1480 b.1478 b.1485 1486–1502 b.1491 m. 2. Archibald Douglas m. 2. Charles Brandon Earl of Angus Duke of Suffolk 1489– 1484– Eleanor Charles Thomas Mary Henry ANNE BOLEYN George b.1499 b.1500 b.1496 b.1499 b.1500 b.1501 b.1503 James V Margaret Douglas King of Scots 1515– 1512– Alison Weir Anne Boleyn Tree.indd 3-4 24/02/2017 09:31 Thomas Howard Thomas Butler Sir Geoffrey HenryEarl of VII Surrey m. ElizabethEarl of of York Ormond Boleyn m. King of Englandb.1443 1466–1503b.1426 d.1463 Sir John Seymour Margaret Wentworth 1457–1509 of Wulfhall 1478– 1476– Arthur 1. m. Katherine of Aragon m. 2. Henry VIII m. Maximilian I m. Mary Ferdinand II m. Isabella I PrinceEdmund of Wales Tudor m. Margaret 1485– Edward IV MargaretKing of Englandm. Sir William John Edward Catherine Fillol Henry Anthony Holy Roman Emperor of Burgundy King of Aragon Queen of Castile 1486–1502Earl of Richmond Beaufort King of England Butler 1491– Boleyn 1499–1510 1500– 1501– 1503– 1505– b.1459 1457–82 b.1452 b.1451 d.1456 d.1509 d.1483 d.1539/40 d.1505 5 others Henry VII m. Elizabeth Anne m. ThomasMary Elizabeth m. Sir Thomas 1516– died young d.1509 d.1503 d.1511 Howard Howard Boleyn b.1473 b.1480 b.1477 John JANE SEYMOUR Thomas Margery Elizabeth b.w.d. 1506 1508– 1508– 1512– 1518– Margaret m. 1. James IV Mary m. 1. Louis XII Juan m. Margaret Juana m. Philip Katherine m. 1489–➤(1) Arthur ➤(2)King Henry of Scots VIII Margaret1496– Mary King of France Prince of Asturias of Austria b.1479 of Habsburg of Aragon Prince of Wales King1473–1513 of England b.1489 b.1496 1462–1515 1478–1497 b.1480 b.1478 b.1485 1486–1502 b.1491 m. 2. Archibald Douglas m. 2. Charles Brandon Earl of Angus Duke of Suffolk 1489– 1484– Eleanor Charles Thomas Mary Henry ANNE BOLEYN George b.1499 b.1500 b.1496 b.1499 b.1500 b.1501 b.1503 James V Margaret Douglas King of Scots 1515– 1512– Alison Weir Anne Boleyn Tree.indd 3-4 24/02/2017 09:31 This book is dedicated to my three amazing editors (in alphabetical order) Mari Evans, Susanna Porter and Flora Rees She is as gentle a lady as ever I knew, and as fair a queen as any in Christendom. I do assure you, my lord, the King hath come out of hell into heaven for the gentleness in this, and the cursedness and the unhappiness in the other. When you write to the King again, tell him that you do rejoice that he is so well matched with so gracious a woman as she is. (Letter from Sir John Russell to Lord Lisle, 1536) For jewelled crowns and gaudy sceptres Are but harbingers of tragedy and death . (From a poem by the author) Part One A Certain Young Lady Chapter 1 1518 ‘A health to the bride!’ Sir John Seymour smiled and raised his goblet as the company echoed his toast. Jane sipped her wine, watching as her new sister-in-law blushed prettily. Edward seemed besotted with his new wife. At seventeen, Catherine was a very comely girl, a year younger than he. Jane had been surprised at how practised she was at the art of coquetry, and how warmly the men were looking at her. Even Father seemed to be under her spell. Catherine’s father, Sir William Fillol, was leaning back in his chair replete, looking well pleased with the match – as he should be, for Edward, being Father’s heir, had good prospects and the determination to do well. Even at the age of ten, Jane knew that for an ambitious young man, marriage to the well-bred co-heiress of a wealthy landowner would be a great advantage. Sir William had been boasting of how the Fillols could trace their ancestry back to one of the companions of the Conqueror. ‘And we Seymours too!’ Father had countered smugly, sure of his own exalted place in the world. All in all, it was a most satisfactory union, and worthy of this great feast. The long tables in the Broad Chamber of Wulfhall were laden with extravagant dishes, all prepared under the watchful eye of Lady Seymour herself. Meat and fowl of every kind graced the board, the centrepiece being a magnificent roasted peacock re-dressed in all its glorious plumage. Sir John had provided the best wine from Bordeaux, and everyone was attired in the new finery they had worn for the wedding.
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