![]() ![]() ![]() Shakespeare, Marlowe, Dudley, Raleigh, Drake - all of them swirl through this novel as they swirled through the court and on the high seas. Their gripping drama is acted out at the height Elizabethan age's flowering. This is a story of two women of fierce intellect and desire, one trying to protect her country and throne, the other trying to regain power and position for her family - and each vying to convince the listener of her own private vision of the truth about Elizabeth's character. Elizabeth's rival for the love of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and mother to the Earl of Essex, the mercurial nobleman who challenged Elizabeth's throne, Lettice had been intertwined with Elizabeth since childhood. In this novel, her flame-haired, lookalike cousin, Lettice Knollys, thinks she knows all too well. ![]() England's greatest monarch has baffled and intrigued the world for centuries. One of today's premier historical novelists, George dazzles here as she tackles her most difficult subject yet: the legendary Elizabeth Tudor, queen of enigma - the Virgin Queen who had many suitors the victor of the Armada who hated war the gorgeously attired, jewel-bedecked woman who pinched pennies. New York Times best-selling author Margaret George captures history's most enthralling queen as she confronts rivals to her throne and to her heart. ![]()
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