The King's Daughters
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Choosing cloth for a gown becomes a glimpse of life under religious pressure in Colchester in 1556. At Nicholas Clere's shop, Alice Mount favours a durable brown fabric, while Margaret Thurston is drawn to a prettier green. Around this everyday purchase, neighbours exchange news about people questioned for their beliefs. Emily Sarah Holt uses the shop's conversation, household work and local streets to give her historical novel a domestic setting.
The story later moves into a hearing, where commissioners challenge a priest's widow and the labourer John Johnson over the sacrament, confession and religious authority. Their replies turn questions of belief into direct exchanges with officials who demand obedience. Intended for younger readers, the novel connects Christian life and friendship with the pressures of the Reformation. Explanations of older expressions and descriptions of clothing offer further interest for readers curious about ordinary English life in the period.
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Book facts
- Author
- Emily Sarah Holt
- Reading time
- About 5 hours
- Pages
- 184
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Childrens Classics
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- PDF, EPUB, Read online