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Queen Elizabeth's Daughter

A Novel of Elizabeth I

Author: Anne Clinard Barnhill

Queen Elizabeth's Daughter

Queen Elizabeth's Daughter

$25.99

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From Anne Barnhill, the author of At the Mercy of the Queen, comes the gripping tale of Mary Shelton, Elizabeth I's young cousin and ward, set against...

Page Count
384
On Sale
03/18/2014

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From Anne Barnhill, the author of At the Mercy of the Queen, comes the gripping tale of Mary Shelton, Elizabeth I's young cousin and ward, set against the glittering backdrop of the Elizabethan court

Mistress Mary Shelton is Queen Elizabeth's favorite ward, enjoying every privilege the position affords. The British queen loves Mary like a daughter, and, like any good mother, she wants her to make a powerful match. The most likely prospect: Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford. But while Oxford seems to be everything the queen admires: clever, polished and wealthy, Mary knows him to be lecherous, cruel, and full of treachery. No matter how hard the queen tries to push her into his arms, Mary refuses.

Instead, Mary falls in love with a man who is completely unsuitable. Sir John Skydemore is a minor knight with little money, a widower with five children. Worst of all, he's a Catholic at a time when Catholic plots against Elizabeth are rampant in England. The queen forbids Mary to wed the man she loves. When the young woman, who is the queen's own flesh and blood, defies her, the couple finds their very lives in danger as Elizabeth's wrath knows no bounds.

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St. Martin's Griffin

ISBN

9780312662127

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"Mary’s course to whatever kind of great lady she’ll become isn’t easy for her to live, but thanks to Barnill, it’s remarkably easy to read. Another Tudor court girl gets her best imaginable balladeer." - Open Letters Monthly

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Queen Elizabeth's Daughter

Queen Elizabeth's Daughter

$25.99