The virgin's lover, Philippa Gregory
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The virgin's lover, Philippa Gregory
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eng
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fiction
Main title
The virgin's lover
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Philippa Gregory
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Tudor series, 5
Summary
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. Amy Dudley, wife of Sir Robert, knows that the peal of bells she hears will summon her husband once more to power, intrigue, and a passionate love affair with the young queen. Elizabeth's excited triumph is short-lived. She has inherited a bankrupt country where treason is normal 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 irressistible, ambitious Robert Dudley
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adult
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- Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598 -- Fiction
- Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588 -- Fiction
- Favorites, Royal -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Murder victims -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Fiction
- Dudley, Amy Robsart, Lady, 1532-1560 -- Fiction
- Biographical fiction
- I, Elizabeth, Queen of England, 1533-1603 -- Fiction
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- Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598 -- Fiction
- Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588 -- Fiction
- Favorites, Royal -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Murder victims -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Fiction
- Dudley, Amy Robsart, Lady, 1532-1560 -- Fiction
- Biographical fiction
- I, Elizabeth, Queen of England, 1533-1603 -- Fiction
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- Author1
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