𝔖 Bobbio Scriptorium
✦   LIBER   ✦

Cover of The Other Queen

The Other Queen

✍ Scribed by Philippa Gregory


Book ID
100641995
Publisher
Touchstone
Tongue
English
Weight
660 KB
Series
Plantagenet and Tudor 15
Category
Fiction
ISBN
1439126666

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis


From #1 New York Times bestselling author and "queen of royal fiction" (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregoryβ€”a dazzling new novel about the intriguing, romantic, and maddening Mary, Queen of Scots.
Fleeing violent rebellions in Scotland, Mary looks to Queen Elizabeth of England for sanctuary. Though promised protection, Mary, perceived as a serious threat to the English crown, is soon imprisoned by her former friend as a "guest" in the house of George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, and his indomitable wife, Bess of Hardwick. The newly married couple welcomes the condemned queen into their home, certain that serving as her hosts and jailers will bring them an advantage in the cutthroat world of the Elizabethan court.

To their horror, they grow to realize that the task will bankrupt their estate and lose them what little favor they've managed to gain as their home becomes the epicenter of intrigue and rebellion against Queen Elizabeth. And Mary is not as...


πŸ“œ SIMILAR VOLUMES


cover
✍ Gregory, Philippa πŸ“‚ Fiction πŸ“… 2008 πŸ› Simon and Schuster 🌐 English βš– 274 KB
cover
✍ Gregory, Philippa πŸ“‚ Fiction πŸ“… 2008 πŸ› Simon and Schuster 🌐 English βš– 225 KB
The Other Queen
✍ Gregory, Philippa πŸ“‚ Fiction 🌐 English βš– 264 KB
cover
✍ Gregory, Philippa πŸ“‚ Fiction πŸ“… 2009 πŸ› Simon and Schuster 🌐 en-GB βš– 268 KB

SUMMARY: Two women competing for a man's heartTwo queens fighting to the death for dominanceThe untold story of Mary, Queen of ScotsThis dazzling novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory presents a new and unique view of one of history's most intriguing, romantic, and m

cover
✍ Gregory, Philippa πŸ“‚ Fiction πŸ“… 2008 πŸ› Harper 🌐 English βš– 235 KB

### Amazon.co.uk Philippa Gregory has long been one of the most assured practitioners of historical fiction, but her profile was raised even higher by the film of her novel _The Other Boleyn Girl_. Gregory admirers, however, were heard to remark of that movie: β€˜Not as good as the book!’ And if her

cover
✍ Gregory, Philippa πŸ“‚ Fiction πŸ“… 2008 πŸ› Touchstone 🌐 English βš– 234 KB

Two women competing for a man's heartTwo queens fighting to the death for dominanceThe untold story of Mary, Queen of ScotsThis dazzling novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory presents a new and unique view of one of history's most intriguing, romantic, and maddening he