Queen B
Queen B is a prequel novella to Juno Dawson's Her Majesty's Royal Coven trilogy, set in the Tudor court and telling the secret history of Anne Boleyn as a witch queen. After Anne's execution, her lover Grace Fairfax, a young Yorkshire noblewoman, hunts for the coven member who betrayed her — knowing the traitor is one of Anne's own ladies-in-waiting. Grace and Cecilia de la Torre, a former lady-in-waiting to Katherine of Aragon, are drawn into a fight for survival as King Henry VIII's advisor Sir Ambrose Fulke organizes witchfinders to hunt down what remains of the coven.
The novella reframes Tudor history through the lens of the HMRC series' modern witchcraft mythology, threading in queer relationships and questions of female power and betrayal within the court.
A young Yorkshire noblewoman and Anne Boleyn's lover, hunting the coven member who betrayed her.
Henry VIII's advisor, who organizes witchfinders against the coven.
A former lady-in-waiting to Katherine of Aragon, drawn into the search for the traitor.
The executed witch queen whose betrayal and death set the novella's events in motion.
This story functions as a prequel and can be read independently by newcomers, though it provides foundational lore for the broader series universe.
The narrative structure alternates between two timelines, contrasting the immediate aftermath of Anne Boleyn's execution with non-chronological chapters detailing her earlier rise to power and her relationship with Grace Fairfax.
The physical edition features interior illustrations by artist Emma Viecelli throughout the text.