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The Other Queen
Philippa Gregory
A dramatic novel of passion, politics and betrayal from the author of The Other Boleyn Girl.They can fear me, and they can hate me. They can even deny me. But they cannot kill me.1568. The Virgin Queen Elizabeth I has ruled England for ten years, but refuses to name a successor, despite the rival claims that threaten her kingdom.Bess of Hardwick, the new Countess of Shrewsbury, has secured her future with her fourth marriage to George Talbot. Ambitious and shrewd, Bess anticipates royal favour when she and the Earl are asked to give sanctuary to the fugitive Mary Queen of Scots.But the Scottish queen rails against house arrest in a desolate castle and plots to regain her throne. The castle becomes the epicentre of intrigue against Elizabeth, the Earl blinded by admiration for the other queen. Even Bess’s own loyalty is thrown into question. If Elizabeth's spymaster William Cecil links the Talbots to the growing conspiracy to free Mary, they will all face the Tower…
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For Anthony
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1568, Autumn, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire: Bess
1568, Autumn, Hampton Court: George
1568, Winter, Bolton Castle: Mary
1568, Winter, Chatsworth: Bess
1568, Winter, Hampton Court: George
1568, Winter, Bolton Castle: Mary
1568, Winter, Chatsworth House: Bess
1568, Winter, Hampton Court: George
1568, Winter, Bolton Castle: Mary
1568, Winter, Bolton Castle: George
1568–9, Winter, Tutbury Castle: Bess
1569, January, on the journey from Bolton Castle to Tutbury Castle: George
1569, January, on the journey from Bolton Castle to Tutbury Castle: Mary
1569, Winter, Tutbury Castle: Bess
1569, Winter, Tutbury Castle: Mary
1569, Winter, Tutbury Castle: Bess
1569, Spring, Tutbury Castle: George
1569, Spring, Tutbury Castle: Bess
1569, Spring, Tutbury Castle: George
1569, Spring, Tutbury Castle: Mary
1569, Spring, Tutbury Castle: Bess
1569, Spring, Tutbury Castle: Mary
1569, April, Tutbury Castle: Bess
1569, May, Wingfield Manor: George
1569, May, Wingfield Manor: Bess
1569, May, Wingfield Manor: Mary
1569, June, Wingfield Manor: Bess
1569, August, Wingfield Manor: Mary
1569, August, Wingfield Manor: Bess
1569, August, Wingfield Manor: Mary
1569, September, Wingfield Manor: George
1569, September, Wingfield Manor: Bess
1569, September, Wingfield Manor: George
1569, September, Tutbury Castle: Mary
1569, October, Tutbury Castle: Bess
1569, October, Tutbury Castle: George
1569, October, Tutbury Castle: Mary
1569, October, Tutbury Castle: Bess
1569, October, Tutbury Castle: Mary
1569, November, Tutbury Castle: George
1569, November, Tutbury Castle: Bess
1569, November, Tutbury Castle: Mary
1569, November, on the road from Tutbury Castle: Bess
1569, November, on the road from Tutbury Castle: Mary
1569, November, Ashby-de-la-Zouche Castle: Bess
1569, November, Ashby-de-la-Zouche Castle: George
1569, November, Coventry: Mary
1569, November, Coventry: Bess
1569, November, Coventry: George
1569, Christmas Eve, Coventry: Mary
1569, December, Coventry: Bess
1569, December, Coventry: George
1569, December, Coventry: Mary
1569, December, Coventry: George
1569, December, Coventry: Mary
1569, December, Coventry: Bess
1569, December, Coventry: George
1569, December, Coventry: Bess
1570, January, Tutbury Castle: George
1570, January, Tutbury Castle: Mary
1570, January, Tutbury Castle: Bess
1570, January, Tutbury Castle: Mary
1570, January, Tutbury Castle: George
1570, January, Tutbury Castle: Bess
1570, January, Tutbury Castle: Mary
1570, January, Windsor Castle: George
1570, January, Tutbury Castle: Bess
1570, January, Tutbury Castle: Mary
1570, January, Tutbury Castle: George
1570, February, Tutbury Castle: Bess
1570, February, Tutbury Castle: Mary
1570, April, Tutbury Castle: George
1570, May, Tutbury Castle: Mary
