The Fourth Queen Book Talk
Vale & Downland Museum, Wantage, OX12 8BL
Friday 5th June 2026 1:30PM
Join us at the museum as Nicola Cornick talks about her writing and latest book; The Fourth Queen
Friday 5th June 1.30pm
The Fourth Queen is a dual-time novel set in the present and the Tudor period by bestselling local author and historian, Nicola Cornick.
The Present: When Jenna arrives at Winterhill House, she's instantly transported back... to the priory that stood there before, the life she lived before, and the secret she kept in her past life for the fourth queen of a despotic king.
1539: King Henry VIII is intent on destroying the Catholic church, and with the dissolution of the monasteries, Marris, the prioress of Winterhill, is about to lose the security that she and her sisters desperately need. When her mastery of the German language makes her the ideal companion for Henry VIII's new queen, Anna of Cleves, Marris is catapulted into the court of the king. It's destined to be a short marriage... But after the divorce, when Anna finds herself in trouble, it will be Marris she turns to.
Will Marris risk her life to help the fourth queen? Because defying the king is the highest treason, and keeping this secret will put everything Marris has fought to keep safe in the gravest danger...
Nicola will take questions from the audience and sign books.
Books will be available to purchase on the day courtesy of Wantage Bookshop.
Friday 5th June 1.30pm
The Fourth Queen is a dual-time novel set in the present and the Tudor period by bestselling local author and historian, Nicola Cornick.
The Present: When Jenna arrives at Winterhill House, she's instantly transported back... to the priory that stood there before, the life she lived before, and the secret she kept in her past life for the fourth queen of a despotic king.
1539: King Henry VIII is intent on destroying the Catholic church, and with the dissolution of the monasteries, Marris, the prioress of Winterhill, is about to lose the security that she and her sisters desperately need. When her mastery of the German language makes her the ideal companion for Henry VIII's new queen, Anna of Cleves, Marris is catapulted into the court of the king. It's destined to be a short marriage... But after the divorce, when Anna finds herself in trouble, it will be Marris she turns to.
Will Marris risk her life to help the fourth queen? Because defying the king is the highest treason, and keeping this secret will put everything Marris has fought to keep safe in the gravest danger...
Nicola will take questions from the audience and sign books.
Books will be available to purchase on the day courtesy of Wantage Bookshop.
Event Details
Starts at 1:30PM
Location
Vale & Downland Museum, Wantage, OX12 8BLPrice
Ticket price incl. booking fee
£8.09
