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Fiction

Privy Seal

by Ford Madox Ford

A scholar becomes embroiled in the personal and political intrigues of the Tudor court.

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First published
1906
Length
60,919 words
Reading time
About 4 hr 14 min
Language
English (UK)

About the book

Privy Seal: His Last Venture follows the journey of the once-innocent Katherine Howard as she comes to terms with her new position as mistress of King Henry VIII. Many of the events are seen through the eyes of the scholar Magister Udal as he navigates the dangerous personal and political intrigues of the court. Udal quickly finds his own safety is not assured as his fortunes become entangled with the rise of Katherine and the fall of Thomas Cromwell.

the Read4Max reading text contains approximately 60,919 words arranged in 22 navigable sections.

The verified source record dates the work’s first publication to 1906. The recorded original language is English.

About the author

Ford Madox Ford

Ford Madox Ford (1873–1939) is described by Wikidata as English writer and publisher (1873-1939), with citizenship or national association recorded as United Kingdom.

Recorded occupations include writer, poet, novelist, publisher, literary critic, and journalist. Languages recorded for Ford Madox Ford include English. Open Library identifies The Good Soldier as a leading work in its author record. Open Library catalogs 222 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes Privy Seal under Ford Madox Ford's authorship.

1873–1939

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Themes and ideas

  • Biographical fiction
  • Catharine Howard, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, -1542
  • Queens

Table of contents

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Show all 22 sections
  1. Dedication
  2. Epigraph
  3. Privy Seal
  4. Part I
  5. I
  6. II
  7. III
  8. IV
  9. V
  10. VI
  11. VII
  12. Part II
  13. I
  14. II
  15. III
  16. IV
  17. V
  18. VI
  19. VII
  20. Part III
  21. I
  22. II
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