The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court

Ford Madox Ford's historical fiction book "The Fifth Queen and How She Came to Court" is set in Tudor England during King Henry VIII's reign. The narrative traces the rise of Catherine Howard, the self-styled "Fifth Queen," from her impoverished upbringing in rural England to the seductive and opulent court of Henry VIII. Catherine, a young and innocent girl, is taken out of the shadows and presented to Anne of Cleves, Henry's fourth wife, as a lady-in-waiting. Catherine attracts the attent...