Two Queens in One Isle - Softcover

Plowden, Alison

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ISBN 10: 0750932392 ISBN 13: 9780750932394

Publisher: The History Press, 2003

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The relationship between Queen Elizabeth I of England and her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots, is one of the most complex, tempestuous and fascinating in history. United in blood but divided by religion, the two women were in some ways uniquely close; in others, poles apart. Championed by English Catholics as the rightful Queen of England, Mary was nevertheless given protection by her cousin after she was deposed amid outrage at her immoral behaviour. Rumours of papist plots involving Mary were rife and Elizabeth was put under extreme pressure to be rid of this dangerous threat to her sovereignty and to the Protestant church in England. After much reluctance and procrastination Elizabeth finally signed Mary's death warrant. Alison Plowden shows how political fear brought out the worst and yet the best in these women, and how history was overshadowed for centuries afterwards.

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About the Author:

Alison Plowden, formerly a script writer and editor for the BBC, is the author of the biographical quartet of Queen Elizabeth I.

Review:

"A very successful attempt to document and explain a complicated relationship." -- Times Literary Supplement

"Carefully researched and extremely readable." -- The Literary Review

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