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Mary Tudor clings fearfully to the English throne. Seeing the threat posed by her cousin, Lady Jane Grey, the Queen orders her execution. But what of Lady Jane's young sisters - Katherine and Mary? Cu
The Queen's Goddaughter. Her Favourite Maid. Her Deadliest Enemy? Penelope Devereux is a legendary beauty in the court of Elizabeth I. But it's not just her looks that have won her favour. Her canny i