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Caught in the political turmoil of the sixteenth century, when England was bitterly divided by religious differences, and "heretics" and traitors to the "cause" were liberally burned or beheaded, a young girl witnesses court life up close. Living in fear as a secret Jew converted to Christianity, Hannah is blackmailed into becoming a spy for the powerful Dudley family. Blessed with the gift of foretelling, she becomes young King Edward's Holy Fool, and, after his death, is passed into the household of his sister, Queen Mary, to continue her spying as the Queen's Fool. She is engaged to her cousin, a physician, but falls for her blackmailer, Lord Dudley. Hannah becomes a fan of both Royal women, Queen Mary and Princess Elizabeth. She ends up spying on them both. Hannah's relationship with her cousin and betrothed is well done. You can feel the passion slowly developing.
Gregory writes well, but this story gets bogged down and took too much liberty with the actual historical characters. The words that come out of Queen Mary, Robert Dudley, or Princess Elizabeth just do not ring true. They sound like the author's imaginary projections, not the actual words. For these reason I give it an 8.

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