The Virgin's Lover
by Philippa Gregory
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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.
Her wisest councillor, William Cecil, knows it must be for policy, not for passion; meanwhile, Elizabeth’s uncle hates Dudley and swears he will murder him rather than have him as part of the royal family. Behind the triangle of loves, the factions take up their places: the Protestants, the priests, the assassins, the diplomats and the moneymakers.
Then, someone acts in secret, and for Elizabeth, Dudley and the emerging kingdom, nothing will be as planned.
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Fiction, History, Murder victims, Royal Favorites, Biographical fiction, Historical fiction, Elizabeth i, queen of england, 1533-1603, fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Great britain, fiction, Fiction, biographicalPeople
Elizabeth I Queen of England (1533-1603), Robert Dudley Leicester Earl of (1532?-1588), William Cecil Burghley Baron (1520-1598), Amy Robsart Dudley Lady (1532?-1560)Places
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The Virgin's Lover
2005, Simon & Schuster, Touchstone, Touchstone/Simon & Schuster
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Book 14
Includes bibliographical references (p. 440-441).
"A Touchstone book."
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