The other queen - Philippa Gregory - książka wyd. 2009

Opis

The Other Queen follows the final turbulent years of Mary, Queen of Scots, as she lives under enforced custody in England after fleeing her own kingdom. Philippa Gregory tells the story through the intertwined voices of Mary; her reluctant hostess, Bess of Hardwick; and Bess’s husband, George Talbot, the Earl of Shrewsbury. Their household becomes the center of political tension as Mary’s presence sparks suspicion, religious conflict, and repeated plots to restore her to the throne. Gregory’s narrative stays rooted in documented events: the shifting alliances of Elizabethan England, the growing pressure on Queen Elizabeth I to act against her cousin, and the long chain of conspiracies that ultimately lead to Mary’s trial and execution.