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Henry Tudor Must Die
  • Published: 23 August 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241815007
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $55.00
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Henry Tudor Must Die

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23 Aug 2026
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Magic meets monarchy as England’s most notorious queens seize back their crowns and their stories — for fans of Juno Dawson and SIX the Musical.

Anne Boleyn is going to die, and neither her cleverness nor her witchery can save her.

So when her late rival, Catalina de Aragón, miraculously appears in her cell at the Tower of London on the eve of her execution, very much alive and offering a daring escape plan, no one is more surprised than Anne.

Catalina doesn’t have Anne’s magic, but she has just as much hatred for her ex-husband, England’s ruthless King Henry. Stripped of influence and severed from their daughter, she faked her own death and now lives only for the clandestine Hellebore Sisterhood, a powerful society with a vested interest in keeping both queens alive. . .

Anne and Catalina’s old rivalry pales in comparison to a common enemy. And they’re not alone. Anna von Kleve, Kat Howard, and even Catherine Parr all have their own bones to pick with the king.

One by one, they ensnare their pawns, infiltrate the court, and eliminate the powerful men who plotted against them. Always inching closer to their true target. . .

And they want his head.
  • Published: 23 August 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241815007
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $55.00
Categories:

About the author

Jillian Laine

Jillian Laine is an author and journalist. She has written multiple children’s books and has worked as an acquisitions editor, book festival director, and literary award judge. She and her husband live with their pride of cats in the Great Lakes State. HENRY TUDOR MUST DIE is her first novel.
JL

Praise for Henry Tudor Must Die

Henry Tudor Must Die is unlike anything I have ever read! Fiercely feminist, with a secret society of women, witchcraft and court politics and schemes. I loved Lina and Anne, and the friendship between them, and cheered as they banded together to take down the evil men corrupting their world. A truly remarkable debut!

Naina Kumar, USA Today bestselling author

A rambunctious romp of a book. Revenge is a dish best served with a side of Henry Tudor’s head and I loved every minute of watching his capable wives come together to sharpen their swords.

A. Rushby, author of Slashed Beauties

Hell hath no fury like a woman who survives her own beheading. Jillian Laine has peeled back history and added a few layers of her own to construct a cast of dangerously clever, witchy women with sharp edges and a righteous cause. Henry Tudor Must Die is an exquisite declaration of female rage, sisterhood, and what it takes to stand against the abuse of power in a deeply unjust world.

Emily Krempholtz, USA Today bestselling author of Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore

History as it should have been, Henry Tudor Must Die delivers the delicious revenge we’ve been craving for centuries.

Kirsten Miller, author of The Change and The Women of Wild Hill

Sharp, emotional, and deeply relevant, Jillian Laine's debut tells the story of queens reclaiming their power. Read this book if you love stories about sisterhood, magic, and a witty 'what if?

Jodi Meadows, New York Times bestselling co-author of My Lady Jane