The maid, the witch and the cruel queen / Terry Deary ; inside illustrations by Helen Flook.
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TextSeries: Deary, Terry. Tudor tales ; Publisher: London : Bloomsbury Education, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: Second editionDescription: 64 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781472939869Subject(s): Mary I, Queen of England, 1516-1558 -- Juvenile fiction | Witch hunting -- Juvenile fiction | Great Britain -- History -- Mary I, 1553-1558 -- Juvenile fictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction. DDC classification: 823.914 Summary: The day Queen Mary Tudor - also known as 'Bloody Mary' because she has anyone who doesn't go to church burned - came to town was the most terrifying day of young Meg's life. Everyone wants to impress Her Majesty, and what better way to show their devotion than by burning a witch themselves. But the "witch" in question, Old Nan, is more clever and cunning than the townspeople who hunt her. In the end, it is someone else who sparks the ferocious temper of the frightful Queen... Terry Deary's Tudor Tales explore the infamous world of the Tudors through the eyes of children who could have lived at the time. These stories feature real monarchs and characters and take place in some of the most recognizable Tudor settings.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Wundowie Wundowie Junior Fiction | JF DEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111067823557 |
Previous edition published: London : A&C Black, 2003.
Ages 8+.
The day Queen Mary Tudor - also known as 'Bloody Mary' because she has anyone who doesn't go to church burned - came to town was the most terrifying day of young Meg's life. Everyone wants to impress Her Majesty, and what better way to show their devotion than by burning a witch themselves. But the "witch" in question, Old Nan, is more clever and cunning than the townspeople who hunt her. In the end, it is someone else who sparks the ferocious temper of the frightful Queen... Terry Deary's Tudor Tales explore the infamous world of the Tudors through the eyes of children who could have lived at the time. These stories feature real monarchs and characters and take place in some of the most recognizable Tudor settings.
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