6/8/2023 0 Comments Tracy borman the king's witch![]() In July 2022 Borman was made Chancellor of Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln. She is most widely known as the author of Elizabeth's Women, a portrait-gallery of the powerful women who influenced Queen Elizabeth I. Surrounded by mortal dangers, Frances finds happiness only with the precocious young Princess Elizabeth, and Tom Wintour, the one courtier she can trust. Tracy Joanne Borman (born 1 January 1972) 1 is a historian and author from Scothern, Lincolnshire, England. ![]() So when her ambitious uncle forcibly brings Frances to court, she is trapped in a claustrophobic world of intrigue and betrayal - and a ready target for the twisted scheming of Lord Cecil, the King's first minister. His court may be shockingly decadent, but James's religion is Puritan, intolerant of all the old ways he has already put to death many men for treason and women for witchcraft. ![]() ![]() Already a great historian, Tracey Borman proves with this thrilling debut novel that she is also a born storyteller.Īs she helps to nurse the dying Queen Elizabeth, Frances Gorges longs for the fields and ancient woods of her parents' Hampshire estate, where she has learned to use the flowers and herbs to become a much-loved healer.įrances is happy to stay in her beloved countryside when the new King arrives from Scotland, bringing change, fear and suspicion. The Kings Witch is a superbly crafted story, and so great is Tracy Bormans skill that she really transported me back to the tumultuous days of the Jacobean court. The King‘s Witch is Historical Fiction spanning the years from Queen Elizabeth I death through the Early years of King James I reign. ![]()
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