Mistress Margery

In the bustling halls of Lovell Tower, spring 1395 awakens with the clang of pots and the sharp commands of Dame Lovell, a stout matriarch who runs her household with relentless energy. Amid the fragrant chaos of leeks, pottage, and whispered gossip, a young lady of striking poise steps into view: Mistress Margery, the only child of Sir Geoffrey and Dame Agnes. At seventeen, she is slender and almost ethereal, her pale golden hair cascading beneath a delicate golden net, her eyes a clear, honest grey that seem to read the room as easily as the illuminated manuscripts in her father’s library.

Margery is not merely a picture of medieval beauty; she is unusually learned for her time. Trained in music, embroidery, and the art of heraldry, she also reads and writes—a rarity that sets her apart from the other handmaidens and even from her mother. As the castle’s daily rhythms unfold, her keen mind and quiet confidence hint at a world beyond the kitchen walls, where duty, love, and the politics of a noble house may soon test the limits of her education and the expectations placed upon her.