The Story of the Last Nun

My first novel, "The Crown," tells the story of a fictional nun, Sister Joanna Stafford, who struggles to protect her way of life. The year is 1537--Henry VIII's break with Rome means the destruction of the monasteries.

While my protagonist is from my imagination, the priory she tries to save is not. Dartford Priory existed for 180 years. It was the only Order of Dominican nuns in England. I went to the site of the priory in Kent to research my book, and I read as much as I could find about the fate of the nuns who were turned out of their home with small pensions by the king's order.

This article, posted in English Historical Fiction Authors, reveals what I learned:

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