Elizabeth I --------pan macmillan
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 . . .