The King's Curse

The King's Curse is a 2014 occult fiction and historical fiction novel by Philippa Gregory. The story is set in Great Britain and England, in Henry VIII, 1509–1547. Characters include Margaret Pole Salisbury Countess of (1473-1541) and Henry VIII King of England (1491-1547). Key subjects include Ladies-in-waiting, Nobility, Occultism and kings and rulers.

15 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It appeared on the New York Times Combined Print And E-Book Fiction bestseller list in 2014.

It runs to roughly 612 pages — 11–12 hours of reading at an average pace.