After the death of his third wife, King Henry VIII of England intends to marry again - to Princess Anne of Cleves, whose portrait he really liked. However, the bride who arrived in England turns out to be not at all as attractive as in the portrait, and rather disgusts him. The marriage is finally concluded, and a time of difficult trials begins for the young queen. She does not forget for a minute about the sad fate of her predecessors and is forced to resist her husband’s attempts to get rid of her. And she does not find support in her environment. One of her ladies-in-waiting, Catherine Howard, flirts with the king with might and main, clearly wanting to take her place. And the second maid of honor, Jane Boleyn, daughter-in-law of the executed queen, weaves intrigues, trying to take possession of the inheritance of the Boleyn family. Will the fourth wife of the treacherous monarch manage to keep her head on her shoulders? Philippa Gregory is one of the most popular modern English writers. Her brilliant historical novels about English kings and queens have been translated into many languages, and The Other Boleyn Girl became a worldwide bestseller and was filmed (starring Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman).