Think of the Gunpowder Plot and you think of the men involved. Yet, as Nicola Cornick explains, that’s a mistakenly narrow view; we need to take into account the role and influence of the women in the family networks which bound the plotters together just as much as their Catholic faith did. The Gunpowder Plot […]
The Winter Garden by Nicola Cornick
1605, and Anne Catesby fears for her family. Her son, the darkly charismatic Robert, is secretly plotting to kill the King, placing his wife and child in grave danger. Anne must make a terrible choice: betray her only child, or risk her family’s future. Present day: When her dreams of becoming a musician are shattered, […]