Philippa Gregory's new novel, The Taming of the Queen, tells the story of the sixth and last wife of Henry VIII in 1543. Catherine Parr finds herself in a difficult situation: the King of England has just proposed to her. He wants her to become his “comfort in his old age.” But Catherine is in doubt. Not even a year has passed since she was widowed, and she hopes that the monarch’s words are a mistake, a joke of fate. But Henry doesn’t even think about backing down and gets his way. Now Catherine has to not only become the wife of one of the most cruel people she knows, but also try to beat her competitors in a dangerous game for the throne. After all, defeat in such a battle is always severe, and there is only one ending - death.