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Rival Queens

Kate Williams

2018384 pagesabout 6–9 hours
2018
first published
  • 2018Penguin Random House · ENGISBN 9781409037019
  • 2018Penguin Random House · 384 pages · ENGISBN 9780091936709
  • 2019Penguin Random House · 416 pages · ENGISBN 9780099549734

At the end of the Tudor era, two queens ruled one island. The forces rising against the two regnants, and the conflicts of love and dynasty, drove them apart. For Mary, Elizabeth was a fellow queen with whom she dreamed of a lasting friendship. For Elizabeth, Mary was a threat. It was a schism that would end in secret assassination plots, devastating betrayal and, eventually, a terrible final act. Going back to the original letters and archives, Kate Williams has created an electrifying new perspective on both Mary and on Elizabeth and, ultimately, on the great sacrifices a woman must make to be a queen.

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