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The virgin's lover, bk. 5

When Elizabeth I ascends to the throne, her advisor William Cecil warns her that she must marry a strong prince to keep control of her country, but she prefers her childhood friend, Sir Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester. His family history, including his father's execution for treason, and the fact that he is already married to Amy Robsart, stand in the way of their marriage. Gregory presents a possible solution to a mysterious death that has intrigued historians for centuries.

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  • "Tudor court"@en
  • "Tudor court"
  • "Virgin's lover"@pl
  • "Virgin's lover"@it
  • "Virgin's lover"@tr

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  • "In sixteenth century England, Amy Dudley struggles with her husband Sir Robert's betrayal when his childhood friend, Princess Elizabeth, becomes Queen, he becomes her master of horse, and the two become lovers."
  • "Gregory answers the question about an unsolved crime that has fascinated detectives and historians for centuries. Useing documents and evidence from the Tudor era and, with almost magical insight into the desires of Robert Dudley and his lovers, she paints a picture of a country on the brink of greatness, a young woman grasping at her power, a young man whose ambition is greater than his means, and the wife who cannot forgive them."
  • "In sixteenth-century England, Amy Dudley struggles with her husband Sir Robert's betrayal when his childhood friend, Princess Elizabeth, becomes Queen, he becomes her master of horse, and the two become lovers."
  • "When Elizabeth I ascends to the throne, her advisor William Cecil warns her that she must marry a strong prince to keep control of her country, but she prefers her childhood friend, Sir Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester. His family history, including his father's execution for treason, and the fact that he is already married to Amy Robsart, stand in the way of their marriage. Gregory presents a possible solution to a mysterious death that has intrigued historians for centuries."@en
  • "A fictional portrait of the early years of the reign of Elizabeth I follows the young queen as she copes with intrigues aimed at placing Mary, Queen of Scots, on the British throne, and her passion for the traitorous Robert Dudley."
  • "A fictional portrait of the early years of the reign of Elizabeth I follows the young queen as she copes with intrigues aimed at placing Mary, Queen of Scots, on the British throne, and her passion for the traitorous Robert Dudley."@en
  • "In the autumn of 1558, church bells across England ring out the joyous news that Elizabeth I is the new queen. One woman hears the tidings with utter dread. She is Amy Dudle, wife of Sir Robert, and she knows that Elizabeth's ambitious leap to the throne will draw her husband back to the center of the glamorous Tudor court, where he was born to be. Elizabeth's excited triumph is short-lived. She has inherited a bankrupt country where treason is rampant and foreign war a certainty. Her faithful advisor William Cecil warns her that she will survive only if she marries a strong prince to govern the rebellious country, but the one man Elizabeth desires is her childhood friend, the ambitious Robert Dudley. AS the young couple falls in love, a quesion hangs in the air: can he really set aside his wife and marry the queen? When Amy is found dead, Elizabeth and Dudley are suddenly plunged into a struggle for survival."@en
  • ""Elizabeth I has acceded to the throne of England, a position she has waited and schemed for all her life. She is surrounded by advisers, all convinced that they know what would be best for the country and certain that a young woman cannot form political judgments. Elizabeth feels that she can rely on just one man: her oldest friend, Robert Dudley. It is soon plain that he is more than merely a friend. In a house in the countryside waits a very different woman: Amy Robsart - Robert's wife. She has no taste for life at court and longs for the day when her husband will return home and attend to his family. She has loved him since she was a girl but now that they are adults, she hardly sees him. Meanwhile, the pressure grows for Elizabeth to marry, for it is unthinkable that a queen should rule on her own. Elizabeth's preference is clear, but he is unavailable. But what if the unthinkable were to happen.? Philippa Gregory blends passion, personalities and politics in this stunning novel of the Tudor court and a country divided."--Publisher's website."
  • "Gregory amasses a wealth of colorful period detail to depict the shaky first days of Elizabeth I's reign. The year is 1558, an especially dangerous time for the nation: no bishop will coronate Henry VIII's Protestant daughter, the treasury is bankrupt, the army is unpaid and demoralized. Meanwhile, the French are occupying Scotland and threatening to install "that woman"--Mary, Queen of Scots-on the throne. Ignoring the matrimonial advice of pragmatic Secretary of State William Cecil, the 25-year-old Elizabeth persists in stringing along Europe's most eligible bachelors, including King Philip of Spain and the Hapsburg archduke Ferdinand. It's no secret why: she's fallen for her "dark, saturnine" master of horse, Sir Robert Dudley, whose traitorous family history and marriage to the privately Catholic Amy make him an unsuitable consort."@en
  • "Elizabeth I has accended to the throne of England, and is surrounded by advisers who are certain that a young woman cannot form political judgements. Elizabeth feels she can rely on just one man, Robert Dudley. As pressure grows for Elizabeth to marry, her preference is clear, but Robert is already married to Amy. Originally published: 2004."@en
  • "Robert Dudley is recalled to court when Elizabeth takes power and his growing relationship with her is hampered by his marriage to a young woman who longs for him to return home."@en

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Powieść angielska"@pl
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"@tr
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Large type books"
  • "Historical"
  • "Historical"@en
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Powieść historyczna angielska"@pl
  • "Historické romány"
  • "Biographical fiction"
  • "Biographical fiction"@en
  • "History"
  • "History"@tr
  • "History"@en
  • "Anglické romány"
  • "English fiction"
  • "Historical novels"
  • "Love stories"@en

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  • "The virgin's lover, bk. 5"@en
  • "Kraljičin ljubavnik"
  • "Jomfruens elsker"@da
  • "Jungfruns älskare"@sv
  • "O amante da virgem"
  • "Bakirenin aşığı"@tr
  • "The Virgin's lover"@en
  • "A szűz királynő szeretője"
  • "A szűz királynő szeretője"@hu
  • "Li︠u︡bovnik korolevy"
  • "Der Geliebte der Königin : historischer Roman"
  • "L'amante della regina vergine"
  • "L'amante della regina vergine"@it
  • "Královnin vězeň"
  • "Любовник королевы"
  • "The virgin's lover"
  • "The virgin's lover"@en
  • "The Virgin's Lover"
  • "The Virgin's Lover"@en
  • "The virgin's lover : Bk. 5"
  • "Kochanek dziewicy"
  • "Kochanek dziewicy"@pl

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