Overview
Two rival queens. History''s greatest playwright. And a deadly plot for the crown.
London, 1600. With no legitimate heir to Queen Elizabeth''s throne, and no clear successor, England finds itself in a supremely perilous moment.
When spymaster Anthony Bacon commands esteemed playwright William Shakespeare to write a play on the poisonous history of Queen Elizabeth and the rival monarch she executed, Catholic Mary Queen of Scots, Will knows that Elizabeth''s one-time favorite, the powerful Earl of Essex, will use the play to try to seize her throne.
Must Will be ensnared in a ruthless plot fated to tumble his country into civil war? Or can he navigate a treacherous path through the dark warrens of London and the tortuous world of Elizabethan politics to save his family, his country, and his Queen?
- | Author: Justin Scott
- | Publisher: Canongate Books
- | Publication Date: Aug 29, 2024
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781448314263
- | ISBN-10: 1448314267
