Rival Queens

___________________________________''Scintillating, provocative... An elegant synthesis of royal biography and political thriller.'' Daily TelegraphA Times History Book of the Year: a story which ...

___________________________________''Scintillating, provocative... An elegant synthesis of royal biography and political thriller.'' Daily TelegraphA Times History Book of the Year: a story which inspired the Hollywood film MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS.Mary, Queen of Scots & Elizabeth I of England. Two powerful monarchs on a single island. Threatened by voices who believed no woman could govern.Surrounded by sycophants, spies and detractors. Accosted for their dominion, their favour and their bodies. Besieged by secret plots, devastating betrayals and a terrible final act. Only one queen could survive