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Include books by the same authorThe Poyson Garden
Karen Harper · 320 pages
The Marriage Game: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth I
Alison Weir · 402 pages
"In this compelling novel of Tudor drama and suspense, acclaimed author Alison Weir brings to life one of England's most scandalous royal love affairs: the romance between the 'Virgin Queen' Elizabeth I and her courtier Lord Robert Dudley. Only twenty-five and newly crowned, Elizabeth vows to rule the country as both queen and king. But her counselors continually press her to form an advantageous
The Red Queen's Daughter
Jacqueline Kolosov
The Red Queen's Daughter by Jacqueline Kolosov 3.54 · Rating details · 1,480 ratings · 178 reviews Mary Seymour is the daughter of the great Katherine Parr--the last Queen of Henry VIII. Orphaned at a young age because of her mother's bad marriage to Thomas Seymour, Mary determines early on that love is a sentiment that causes foolishness at best, and death at worst. She
Queen of This Realm
Jean Plaidy · 570 pages
The Virgin's Daughters: In the Court of Elizabeth I
Jeane Westin
The story of Elizabeth I, as it's never been told before—through the eyes of two ladies-in-waiting closest to her…In a court filled with repressed sexual longing, scandal, and intrigue, Lady Katherine Grey is Elizabeth's most faithful servant. When the young queen is smitten by the dashing Robert Dudley, Katherine must choose between duty and desire—as her secret passion for a handsome earl threat
To Ruin A Queen
Fiona Buckley · 335 pages
Roses Have Thorns: A Novel of Elizabeth I
Sandra Byrd · 415 pages
The Virgin's Lover
Philippa Gregory · 441 pages
As a new queen, Elizabeth I faces two great dangers. The French threaten to invade Scotland. But more perilous still is her passion for the convicted traitor, Robert Dudley. Dudley is already married. Amy, his wife, refuses to set her beloved husband free to marry the queen, but she cannot prevent him from becoming the favourite of the plotting, pleasure-seeking court. Yet the queen must marry.
Rival to the Queen
Carolly Erickson · 296 pages
A novel about the bitter rivalry between Queen Elizabeth I and her fascinating cousin, Lettice Knollys, for the love of one extraordinary man--Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester.
My Enemy, the Queen
Victoria Holt · 444 pages
My Enemy the Queen tells of the rivalry between two dominating 16th century women: Lettice Knollys who is related to Elizabeth through the Boleyns; and Queen Elizabeth herself. When Elizabeth came to the throne, Lettice was given a post in the royal household. The most alluring woman at court, she was soon noticed by Robert Dudley, the Queen's favorite...
The King's Daughter. A Novel of the First Tudor Queen
Sandra Worth
In this groundbreaking novel, award-winning author Sandra Worth vibrantly brings to life the people’s Queen, “Elizabeth the Good.”Seventeen-year-old Elizabeth of York trusts that her beloved father’s dying wish has left England in the hands of a just and deserving ruler. But upon the rise of Richard of Gloucester, Elizabeth’s family experiences one devastation after another: her late father is exp
Betrayal
Grace Cavendish, Patricia Finney · 197 pages
Now that Lady Grace is the Queen's secret "Lady Pursuivant"--a title normally reserved for those who pursue wrongdoers of the Crown--she can hardly believe that a new mystery has fallen in her lap. But what else can it be when Lady Sarah, a fellow lady-in-waiting known for her fancy clothes and hoity-toity attitude, is missing and feared kidnapped by the dashing Captain Drake. Despite her hard fee
The Tudor Vendetta
C.W. Gortner · 298 pages
"London, 1558. Queen Mary is dead, and 25-year old Elizabeth ascends the throne. Summoned to court from exile abroad, Elizabeth's intimate spy, Brendan Prescott, is reunited with the young queen, as well as his beloved Kate, scheming William Cecil, and arch-rival, Robert Dudley. A poison attempt on Elizabeth soon overshadows her coronation, but before Brendan can investigate, Elizabeth summons him
Elizabeth I
Margaret George
**New York Times bestselling author Margaret George captures history's most enthralling queen-as she confronts rivals to her throne and to her heart.** One of today's premier historical novelists, Margaret 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
Roger Ascham and the King's Lost Girl
Matthew Reilly
The Queen's Captive
Barbara Kyle · 404 pages
In England, 1554, in the wake of the failed Wyatt Rebellion, a vengeful Queen Mary has ordered all conspirators to be captured and executed. Among the imprisoned is her own sister, twenty-one-year-old Princess Elizabeth, who longs to gain her liberty and her sister's crown.
All the Queen's Players
Jane Feather · 568 pages
Rosamund has two loves--sketching and the theater--and is happy to have a brother who indulges her in both. Her idyllic days draw to a close, however, when her cousin, Secretary of State to Queen Elizabeth, deems it time to prepare herself for marriage, and suspects that her eye for art could make her a uniquely valuable spy. Once in the queen's court in the role of a lifetime, Rosamund finds her
The Secret World of Christoval Alvarez
Ann Swinfen · 292 pages
The Boleyn King
Laura Andersen · 358 pages
Just seventeen years old, Henry IX, known as William, is a king bound by the restraints of the regency yet anxious to prove himself. With the French threatening battle and the Catholics sowing the seeds of rebellion at home, William trusts only three people: his older sister Elizabeth; his best friend and loyal counselor, Dominic; and Minuette, a young orphan raised as a royal ward by William’s mo