The Queen's Secret

Set against the backdrop of political turmoil, the story follows Katherine of Valois, a princess grappling with her father's mental illness and her family's instability. Living a sheltered life, her circumstances shift dramatically when she marries King Henry V of England at nineteen. Although she finds brief joy in motherhood, her happiness is shattered by the untimely death of her husband, leaving Katherine to navigate the challenges of her new reality as a widow and mother amidst the uncertainties of her lineage.