kullman
England's crown has been stolen. A new royal family lives in the palace. And day to day life goes on. Regime changes happen, make sure they don't happen to you. Protect the family, protect the crown, protect England's good name. The Kings and princes may be the ones to write the history books, but the staff, who operated below stairs and behind closed doors, are the ones who make sure the world goes round.
John Green is manservant to the boy crown prince, subject to the whims and desires of a child in a very dangerous world.
Marie Labourde is meant to be working in the palace, not for the king, certainly not as his mistress. But how do you say no to a king? a king who has already murdered to get the throne?
Philip Courtenay is a supporter of the last king. It's much better he remains in the shadows and forgotten by the new regime, except his son works at the palace.
Together the staff's stories weave and converge, and make the fabric of royal life in a turbulent year in English history.
Trigger/Content Warnings: Affairs/sexuality discussed at length. Some trauma regarding pregnancy/childbirth. Some unsettling sequences. Depression is depicted. Sexuality is discussed. Lack of consent is discussed. Some brief violence is discussed. Some unsettling imagery (it is clear when it is coming). Profanity.