Preface ix
List of Illustrations
xv
Genealogical Tables xix
Prologue The Solemn Joust 3(4)
Occurrences That Presaged Evil
7(15)
The Scandal of Christendom
22(23)
The Frailty of Human Affairs
45(24)
Plotting the Affair
69(31)
Unlawful Lechery
100(20)
Turning Trust to Treason
120(16)
To the Tower
136(16)
Stained in Her Reputation
152(22)
The Most Mischievous and Abominable Treasons
174(29)
More Accused than Convicted
203(19)
Fighting Without a Weapon
222(19)
Just, True, and Lawful Impediments
241(22)
For Now I Die
263(28)
When Death Hath Played His Part
291(23)
The Concubine's Little Bastard
314(15)
A Work of God's Justice
329(20)
Appendix: Legends 349(6)
Notes on Some of the Sources 355(6)
Select Bibliography 361(12)
Notes and References 373(40)
Index 413