Inanambitious,ground-breakinga roachtodramaandhistory,historianLucyWorsleytimetravelsbacktotheTudorCourttowitnesssomeofthemostdramaticmomentsinthelivesofHenryVIII’sSixWives.CombiningdramawrittenbyChloeMosswithLucy’sowncontem oraryhistoricalcomment,Lucywillmoveseamlesslyfromthe resenttothe ast,a earingasarangeofsilentservants:amaid,midwifeornursemaid.Asthedrama laysout,Lucyeavesdro sontheeventsintheRoyalCourtandre ortsback.Closelyknitandoftenrelatedtoeachother,theTudorcourtwasmadeu ofasmallgrou of owerfulfamiliesallvyingforinfluenceand owerovereachother.Whileitwasaworldrunbymen,andtheKinghadultimate ower,eachQueen(aswellastheirladiesinwaiting)foundtheirownuniquemethodsofexertinginfluence.Forthefirsttime,itisthesewomen’sstoriesthatLucywantstouncover,witnessandex lore,aswellasofferingaverynewlensonHenryhimself