Book description
1588. In the height of her power is the legendary Elizabeth Tudor,
history's most enigmatic queen. She is the virgin with many suitors; the
victor of the Armada who hated war; the jewel-bedecked woman always
pinching pennies.
Elizabeth's flame-haired cousin, Lettice Knollys, is her bitter rival.
In love with Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and mother to the Earl of
Essex, the mercurial nobleman who challenged Elizabeth's throne, Lettice
has been intertwined with Elizabeth since childhood.
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. Their rivalry soon involves everyone close to
Elizabeth - from the famed courtiers who enriched the crown to the
legendary poets and playwrights.
And, for Elizabeth, to be married to her people meant she must rule as
much with her heart as with her head . . . Margaret George is the
author of several best-selling novels, including The Autobiography of
Henry VIII
, Mary Queen of Scotland & the Isles
, and Mary, Called Magdalene
. She travels widely to research her novels and lives with her husband
in Madison, Wisconsin.
