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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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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2008

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Copyright © Philippa Gregory Ltd 2008

Cover design and illustration: Holly Macdonald © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2017

Cover image © Blairs Museum, Aberdeen, Scotland / Bridgeman Images (portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, c.1575, English School).

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Source ISBN: 9780007192144

Ebook Edition © December 2016 ISBN: 9780007380176

Version: 2017-01-23

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For Anthony

Contents

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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