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Through the New York Times best-selling author of The Last Wife of Henry VIII comes a novel about the bitter rivalry between Queen Elizabeth I and her fascinating cousin, Lettice Knollys, for the love of 1 extraordinary man. Powerful, remarkable, and full of the rich history that has made Carolly Erickson's books perennial best retailers, this is the story of the only woman to ever endure the Virgin Queen: her own cousin, Lettie Knollys. Far more attractive than the queen, Lettie soon gained the interest of the handsome and ambitious Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, a guy so enamored of the queen and decided to talk about her throne that it was rumored he previously murdered his own better half to be remembered as her royal consort. The enigmatic Elizabeth allowed Dudley into her center, and relied on his devoted service, but shied away from the personal and political hazards of marriage. When Elizabeth discovered that he previously hitched her cousin Lettie in magic formula, Lettie would pay an awful price, struggling with to keep her husband's love and finally losing her loved child, the Earl of Essex, to the queen's headsman. This is the unforgettable tale of two women related by blood, yet destined to clash over one of Tudor England's most charismatic men.

Category: Historical