The Queen's Favourite: Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (The

The Queen's Favourite: Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (The Tudor Court Book 1)

The Queenâ€™s Favourite
A Historical Novel
Based on the life of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Enter into the dark, dangerous world of Tudor England and the Court, where friendships are rare and ambition is counted a virtue, not a vice. Where a man like Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, has to struggle every day to keep his position as favourite to a queen.

Opportunist! Murderer! Adulterer! Traitor!

Robert Dudley is born into a family stained by treason.

With a grandfather executed by Henry VIII, Robert witnesses his own father, John Dudley, determined to raise his family from ignominy and obscurity. Placed in the Royal Household, Robert spends his childhood years at the Royal Court, playmate to the children of Henry VIII, Edward and Elizabeth Tudor.

Robert sees his father grow in power and influence, but when John tries to make Lady Jane Grey queen, he finds that Mary Tudor, eldest daughter of Henry VIII, is a formidable opponent. Imprisoned and sentenced to death, the future looks bleak for the Dudleys.

But when the last of the Tudors, Elizabeth, ascends the throne, Robert fortunes change. Their friendship renewed, he and Elizabeth soon set tongues wagging across Europe with their scandalous behaviour. But when Robertâ€™s wife dies in mysterious circumstances, the rumours grow worse, and he fears that Elizabeth might abandon him and he sees his hopes of becoming her husband fading.

Unwilling to marry him, but not prepared to let him go, Elizabeth keeps Robert jealously by her side. Forced to live a double life and keep his love affairs secret, Robert must sacrifice the thing he desires most â€“ a family.

He throws himself into state affairs, desperate to acquire a respectable reputation before it is too late. Can he achieve the position he has always craved, or is he doomed to forever remain the despised favourite of a Tudor queen?

Perfect for those who love the historical fiction novels of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir.

Currently only available as a Kindle eBook.
Revised Second Edition.

Paperback now available.
Country USA
Manufacturer Blue Laurel Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-01-13
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Blue Laurel Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-01-13
Format	Kindle eBook

The Queen's Favourite: Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (The Tudor Court Book 1)

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