This is a fictional account of Elizabeth I and the games she
played throughout her life to keep potential suitors interested without
actually marrying any of them. The
author took an interesting possible point of view, that Elizabeth was terrified
of the idea of childbirth and so refused to marry because of it. Her court favorite, Lord Robert Dudley, was
the man that many people expected she would one day marry, and Weir played up
that relationship as much as possible.
She toyed with the idea that Elizabeth would have married Robert if it
hadn’t been for her fears. Most
non-fiction accounts imply that Elizabeth never really had any intention of
ever marrying anyone, so this was a fun take on the situation. I can’t say that this was one of my favorite
stories about Elizabeth or the time period but it wasn’t bad. People that are big fans of this time period
will probably want to read it but I wouldn’t give it to people who are lukewarm
fans.
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