Dana Arpquest

Six months a widow, I had crossed the Narrow Sea to seek the truth about my father's death. The whispers in France had been too persistent to ignore. Lady Margaret Beaufort held the keys to every locked door in England. I had come to ask her to open one. The room was colder than I expected.

The medieval period is often seen through a lens of valiant knights, grand castles, and powerful kings. Yet, behind these fortifications and

After a long journey from London, John Paston finally settled into his favorite chair by the hearth. He reached for the latest chronicle,