{"product_id":"the-hopeful-duke-9781738577866","title":"The Hopeful Duke","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I watch from among the crowd as Anne Boleyn speaks her last, then kneels before the French swordsman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a member of the royal family - and the king's only son - I was appointed to attend Queen Anne's execution; representing England's monarch and indicating to the world that he approved of what was happening. And yet, despite this great honour, I was born but a mere bastard.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy was not born to be king.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Henry VIII is yet to father a legitimate son by his wife Katherine of Aragon, he decides to elevate his only surviving son into the peerage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the age of just six years old, Henry Fitzroy is created an Earl, a Duke, a Knight of the Garter, and is granted a royal education. As the years go on, the boy's future as heir to the throne starts to take shape, and he grows to believe that perhaps he \u003cem\u003eis \u003c\/em\u003edestined to wear the crown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when the king discards his queen in favour of another, Henry's future takes an uncertain turn, and an unspoken race for the throne begins...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Leah Toole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781738577866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.51d","brand":"Leah Toole","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51280683499701,"sku":"9781738577866","price":11.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7181a73b-599d-4361-ba18-3fac49c0c39c.jpg?v=1751468411","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-hopeful-duke-9781738577866","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}