The Ghost of Hampton Court

by Martha Hannah, Larry Dowell (Illustrator)

No, Henry, no! You know I m innocent! , pleads Catharine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII, in this haunting tale recounted by the hilarious Maid Martha, live from the Middle Ages. Romanced by the powerful king, the teenaged Catharine pledges her troth and makes an eternally grave mistake. This gorgeously illustrated book, the first of the Maid Martha Tells It All Series, speaks to history buffs of all ages. It brings to life, through lush illustrations and Maid Martha s dark humor, the beauty and horror of one of history s most haunting stories which ends in a rather ghostly surprise!

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006