Rival Queens
Subtitle: The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780091936709
Subjects: Elizabeth i, queen of england, 1533-1603; Mary, queen of scots, 1542-1587; Queens, great britain; Great britain, biography; Scotland, biography; Great britain, history, tudors, 1485-1603; Scotland, history
Description: 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.