The Fragile Queen

A Novel of Anne Neville’s Court

She wore the crown.
But it was never truly hers.
When Anne Neville becomes queen, the court does not celebrate.
It watches.
The whispers do not stop.
The past does not stay buried.
And the crown she wears feels heavier with each passing day.
Through the eyes of her loyal maid Margrot—once a servant to Elizabeth Woodville—we witness a court divided by silence, fear, and shifting power.
The princes vanish.
The kingdom turns.
And the people begin to believe in a different future.
As the rule of King Richard begins to fracture, Anne is left standing in a place that no longer holds her.
Alone.
Forgotten.
And quietly undone.
But history does not remember what happens after the fall.
It does not record the silence.
The stillness.
Or the life that remains when everything else is taken.
The Fragile Queen is a haunting historical novel of loss, power, and survival—perfect for readers who love Philippa Gregory, Alison Weir, and character-driven Tudor and Plantagenet fiction.
A story not of the crown itself—
but of what remains when it is gone.