女英雄
Jan Rader,Patricia Keller,Necia Freeman,Najah Menapace,Scott Lemley,Mickey Watson
Inanambitious,ground-breakingapproachtodramaandhistory,historianLucyWorsleytimetravelsbacktotheTudorCourttowitnesssomeofthemostdramaticmomentsinthelivesofHenryVIII’sSixWives.CombiningdramawrittenbyChloeMosswithLucy’sowncontemporaryhistoricalcomment,Lucywillmoveseamlesslyfromthepresenttothepast,appearingasarangeofsilentservants:amaid,midwifeornursemaid.Asthedramaplaysout,LucyeavesdropsontheeventsintheRoyalCourtandreportsback.Closelyknitandoftenrelatedtoeachother,theTudorcourtwasmadeupofasmallgroupofpowerfulfamiliesallvyingforinfluenceandpowerovereachother.Whileitwasaworldrunbymen,andtheKinghadultimatepower,eachQueen(aswellastheirladiesinwaiting)foundtheirownuniquemethodsofexertinginfluence.Forthefirsttime,itisthesewomen’sstoriesthatLucywantstouncover,witnessandexplore,aswellasofferingaverynewlensonHenryhimself.