{"product_id":"the-waiting-game-the-untold-story-of-the-women-who-served-the-tudor-queens-a-history-hardcover","title":"The Waiting Game: The Untold Story of the Women Who Served the Tudor Queens: A History - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicola Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA colorful and authoritative narrative history of the often-overlooked--yet hugely influential--figures of the Tudor court: the ladies-in-waiting.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery Tudor Queen had ladies-in-waiting. They were her confidantes and her chaperones. Only the Queen's ladies had the right to enter her most private chambers, spending hours helping her to get dressed and undressed, caring for her clothes and jewels, listening to her secrets. But they also held a unique power. A quiet word behind the scenes, an appropriately timed gift, a well-negotiated marriage alliance were all forms of political agency wielded expertly by women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Waiting Game\u003c\/i\u003e explores the daily lives of ladies-in-waiting, revealing the secrets of recruitment, costume, what they ate, where (and with whom) they slept. We meet Mar?a de Salinas, who traveled to England with Catherine of Aragon when just a teenager and spied for her during the divorce from Henry VIII. Anne Boleyn's lady-in-waiting Jane Parker was instrumental in the execution of not one, but two queens. And maid-of-honor Anne Basset kept her place through the last four consorts, negotiating the conflicting loyalties of her birth family, her mistress the Queen, and even the desires of the King himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Henry changed wives--and changed the very fabric of the country's structure besides--these women had to make choices about loyalty that simply didn't exist before. \u003ci\u003eThe Waiting Game\u003c\/i\u003e is the first time their vital story has been told.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicola Clark \u003c\/b\u003ehas a PhD in Early Modern History from Royal Holloway and is a Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Chichester. Her research focuses primarily on women's dynastic and political roles across the late medieval and early modern period. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eGender, Family, and Politics: The Howard Women, 1485-1558\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Oxford University Press. She has spoken about her research at events for Historic Royal Palaces, the National Archives, various schools, and academic institutions. She lives in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978285744429,"sku":"9781639368099","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/wP1rlxEjHn9781639368099.webp?v=1775801456","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-waiting-game-the-untold-story-of-the-women-who-served-the-tudor-queens-a-history-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}