by Darcey Bonnette
Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk was a powerful, ambitious and unbelievably selfish man at the courts of the Tudor monarchs, most notably Henry VIII’s. He managed to put 2 of his nieces on the throne and condemned both of them to death. His daughter was married to King Henry’s bastard and might ...
Not a bad little book this one but the ending did feel very rushed, as if the author didn't have enough pages to write out her story!
As a child Thomas was brought up to know the importance of the Howard family. He takes it to heart and makes advancing his family his life mission and soon his star is rising in the court of Henry VIII. His marriage to outspoken Elizabeth Stafford is nothing but peaceful and is made worse when Thoma...