num_pages: 408
description: Dual biography investigates perennial question for any ambitious woman: to marry or not to marry. In this major double biography, Anka Muhlstein examines the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots. Uniquely at this time, both of the thrones of the British Isles were held by women, which brought the issue of royal marriages to the fore.
language: English
title: Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart: On the Perils of Marriage
publisher: Haus Publishing