Introduction
In the year 1512, the English Tudor court is the finest of all the courts of Europe, where everyone is your enemy first and your friend second. Ruled by a King so admired, so powerful and so handsome he is known as the greatest King in Christendom.
One girl, named Gabriella Alejandra, is the daughter to a powerful and wealthy Spaniard, the Duke of Alba. Born to obey her father's wishes, she's sent to wait upon the new Queen of England, Katherine of Aragon.
When she arrives, she causes a stir amongst the gentility. She's graceful, polite, innocent, duty bound, intelligent, witty and more beautiful than any other.
It seemed she was perfect, and angel sent upon earth to watch over God's children. She chattered with the lady's, was kind to the servants, flirted gently with the noblemen but above all was loyal and trustworthy to the country's 1st lady, Queen Katherine of Spain.
All who knew her assumed she would rise and rise through English nobility until she could go no further, she was born to conquer, and that she did. It appeared that she could do no wrong...
But what was once her pride and joy soon becomes her downfall. Not only does she catch the eye of many noblemen in the King's service, but King Henry takes a liking to her. Not one to hide his desires, Henry soon lets her know his feelings to have her, and as he is the King and ruler of England...who was she to deny him?
But deny him she does, as she is in love. Not with the greatest King in all of Europe, but with a lowly baron, in service to the King as one of his many advisors, and leader of his armies. Troy.
A love between the two could never be, it wouldn't be allowed, but grow it does. The pair fall deeply in love and as they do they trip head-first into an illicit affair...suspected by many but known by none. When times become hard no-one is willing to help the duo, to help is to commit treason. None are willing to give up their status for another's need for help.
Can the pair keep their growing love hidden from the world? Can Troy maintain his jealousy from seeping out? Will Gabriella keep the King at arm's length or will she give in? How long can their undying love for each other last until one of them breaks?
When King Henry sees Troy as his rival for Gabriella's affections, he must do something to get him out of the way, but what? Seizing his chance, Henry threatens to send Troy to war on the front line, meaning certain death unless Gabriella becomes his mistress...
Will Gabriella give up everything to save the man she loves? Will Troy be forced to march to definite death? Will they ever become just Troy and Gabriella?
A Tudor Affair (working title) coming soon...