Privy Seal: His Last Venture

Ford Madox Ford (1873 - 1939)

This is the second book in Ford's Fifth Queen trilogy, a series of historical novels presenting a fictionalized version of the life of Katharine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII. In this installment, the king is becoming increasingly drawn to Katharine. He is married to Anne of Cleves, however, and Katharine's unwillingness to be the cause of a divorce stands in the way of her accepting queenship. Meanwhile, Lord Privy Seal Thomas Cromwell and his men conspire to use Katharine as a pawn for their own political ends. (Summary by Scarbo)

The Fifth Queen
Privy Seal

Genre(s): Historical Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Part 1: The Rising Sun. Chapter 1 Mark Leder
00:22:29
Play 02 Part 1: The Rising Sun. Chapter 2 Mark Leder
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Play 03 Part 1: The Rising Sun. Chapter 3 Mark Leder
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Play 04 Part 1: The Rising Sun. Chapter 4 Christine Rottger
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Play 05 Part 1: The Rising Sun. Chapter 5 Mark Leder
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Play 06 Part 1: The Rising Sun. Chapter 6 Mark Leder
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Play 07 Part 1: The Rising Sun. Chapter 7 Christine Rottger
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Play 08 Part 2: The Distant Cloud. Chapter 1 Mark Leder
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Play 09 Part 2: The Distant Cloud. Chapter 2 Mark Leder
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Play 10 Part 2: The Distant Cloud. Chapter 3 Mark Leder
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Play 11 Part 2: The Distant Cloud. Chapter 4 Mark Leder
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Play 12 Part 2: The Distant Cloud. Chapter 5 Mark Leder
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Play 13 Part 2: The Distant Cloud. Chapter 6 Mark Leder
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Play 14 Part 2: The Distant Cloud. Chapter 7 Mark Leder
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Play 15 Part 3: The Sunburst. Chapter 1 snash
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Play 16 Part 3: The Sunburst. Chapter 2 snash
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