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In 1518, a shadow hangs over the glittering court. England is strong, the King victorious, yet behind the walls of Whitehall Palace, doubts, longings, and dangerous decisions are growing.
King Henry VIII is slowly beginning to lose hope that Catherine of Aragon will give him the longed-for male heir. The years pass, the pressure mounts, and with it, his perspective on the future of his kingdom shifts.
At the same time, Bianca of Castile is now 18 years old. The quiet girl has become a young woman, intelligent, beautiful, and dangerously well-connected. The blood of Europe's most powerful dynasties flows in her veins, and at the English court, it is becoming clear that she is more than just a shadowy queen mother of England.
Between power, duty, and forbidden feelings, a game of loyalty and betrayal unfolds. As alliances crumble and new ones form, one question looms large:
Who will determine the future of England?
And at what price?
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This story can also be read without having read the story of Bianca of Castile in The Spanish Princess.