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At Queen Elizabeth’s palace, intrigue flourishes. A naive girl with a talent for keen observation enters the court, unaware of her role in bringing England—and all of Europe—to the brink of war. When she becomes a junior lady of the bedchamber, Rosamund is tasked by her cunning cousin, Sir Francis Walsingham, to document everything she sees, with the promise of a good marriage as a reward. However, through her brother Thomas, she is drawn into the vibrant world of theatre and becomes entangled with the dramatic playwright Christopher Marlowe. Additionally, she meets Will Creighton, a charming courtier and aspiring playwright, who represents an unsuitable match. Their forbidden romance incurs the wrath of Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen, leading to Rosamund's disgrace and banishment to a remote castle housing Mary Stuart, the imprisoned Queen of Scots. Walsingham expects Rosamund to uncover a plot against Elizabeth, but placing an innocent girl among such seductive players and deceptive games could prove perilous. Yet, this proximity may awaken Rosamund's own desires for passion and intrigue.
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All the Queen's Players, Jane Feather
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- Année de publication
- 2011
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- État du livre
- Bon
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- Titre
- All the Queen's Players
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Jane Feather
- Éditeur
- Pocket Books
- Publié
- 2011
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 480
- ISBN10
- 1451613024
- ISBN13
- 9781451613025
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Fiction, Romans d'amour, Romans historiques, Littérature britannique, Romances historiques, Tudors
- Évaluation
- 3,5 sur 5
- Description
- At Queen Elizabeth’s palace, intrigue flourishes. A naive girl with a talent for keen observation enters the court, unaware of her role in bringing England—and all of Europe—to the brink of war. When she becomes a junior lady of the bedchamber, Rosamund is tasked by her cunning cousin, Sir Francis Walsingham, to document everything she sees, with the promise of a good marriage as a reward. However, through her brother Thomas, she is drawn into the vibrant world of theatre and becomes entangled with the dramatic playwright Christopher Marlowe. Additionally, she meets Will Creighton, a charming courtier and aspiring playwright, who represents an unsuitable match. Their forbidden romance incurs the wrath of Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen, leading to Rosamund's disgrace and banishment to a remote castle housing Mary Stuart, the imprisoned Queen of Scots. Walsingham expects Rosamund to uncover a plot against Elizabeth, but placing an innocent girl among such seductive players and deceptive games could prove perilous. Yet, this proximity may awaken Rosamund's own desires for passion and intrigue.