Questions About The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13)

by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author)

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Was Hannah Green a real person in history? And was she really Fool to Edward and then Mary? I can't find any information on her online.

Lisa Shardlow I have since found the answer to my own question. On Philippa Gregory's website, in the section specifically about this book, she states: "Whenever pe…moreI have since found the answer to my own question. On Philippa Gregory's website, in the section specifically about this book, she states: "Whenever people tell me their favourite of all my books, this is the one that is most often mentioned. I think people love the character of Hannah, who is invented but inspired by the existence of a real female 'Fool' who served Mary I. If you have a hardback edition you can see the royal picture which is thought to show her in a doorway in the endpapers. It is one of my favourite books and led on to The Virgin's Lover."

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Can you read this book without reading the previous books in the series?

Kakakakakate all her books can be read independently of the others, they merely complement each other. This one goes pretty well with The Virgins Lover.

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Is this the child of queen Elizabeth 1st?

Julie Elizabeth didn't have children. She was famously "The Virgin Queen." …moreElizabeth didn't have children. She was famously "The Virgin Queen." (less)

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Can I choose a book without a recommendation on Goodreads, for now, please I love historical fiction/romance and this book is magnificent? Well done Philipa. michelle.

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"There will be a child, but no child. There will be a king but no king. There will be a virgin queen all-forgotten. There will be a queen but no virgin. He will be the making of a prince who will change the history of the world and he will die beloved by a queen in his bed" I understand this vision/quote except for the part about Dudley "He will be the making of a prince who will change the history of the world...."?

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When in Spanish or what is the Spanish tittle for this book? I can understand why the last of the serie isn't in the Spanish editon...

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