The Tudor conspiracy

335 pages

English language

Published Nov. 14, 2013

ISBN:
978-1-250-04277-4
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OCLC Number:
829999615

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5 stars (1 review)

When Mary Tudor's unpopular betrothal to the Catholic prince of Spain sparks rumors that her half-sister, Princess Elizabeth, is plotting to depose her, Brendan Prescott is thrust into a deadly cat-and-mouse game in London's treacherous underworld.

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5 stars

The Tudor Conspiracy is book two in the Spymaster Chronicles and we return to Whitehall with Brendan Prescott, Princess Elizabeth's spymaster being involved in intrigue and an adventure at the heart of the Tudor dynasty. We have a little romance for Brendan which is a true reprieve during the turmoil of navigating Whitehall and London as a whole under the reign of 'Bloody' Mary I and the public re-emergence of Catholicism in England.

What I loved in The Tudor Conspiracy particularly, is despite Brendan being a member of Elizabeth's household? Brendan has loyalty to the Tudor dynasty in general and there are moments where you can see how much he admires Mary despite her more unpleasant and cutthroat ways of handling rebellion and those who endangered her reign. Once more, Christopher Gortner's incredible world-building and historical research draws you in and the whole book is incredibly well done so the …

Subjects

  • Fiction
  • Espionage
  • History

Places

  • England
  • Scotland