Alice Perrers novel "The King's Concubine" by Anne O'Brien. Alice is also featured in some of Candice Robb's books, in a series known as Medieval Mysteries and also in "The Traitor's Noose", the fourth novel in the "Lions and Lilies" series by Catherine A Wilson and Catherine T Wilson. Alice Perrers Alice Perrers (1348–1400) was a fourteenth-century English royal mistress whose lover and patron was King Edward III of England. She met him originally in her capacity as a lady-in-waiting to Edward's consort, Philippa of Hainault. She went on to become the wealthiest woman in the land. However, she was despised by
Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress her true name is Susan, according to a comment she makes later about her daughter.) She quickly gains a lot of attention, and a three year gap is announced, and implies she even became mistress to the King, who saw her at one of her parties. Following this she becomes an old man's mistress, which she becomes quickly sick of. Her reputation as a mistress and a whore tires her, and she wishes to lead a more simple life. Roxana moves to the outskirts of London and takes board in a Quaker woman's house, with whom she quickly becomes friends.