{"product_id":"the-other-queen-9780007192144","title":"The Other Queen","description":"Pre-order BOLEYN TRAITOR now - Philippa Gregory's landmark return to the Tudor court, coming Autumn 2025 …A dramatic novel of passion, politics and betrayal from the author of The Other Boleyn Girl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey 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…\u003ch2\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDR PHILIPPA GREGORY\u003c\/strong\u003e is an internationally renowned historian and novelist. She holds a PhD in eighteenth-century literature at the University of Edinburgh and is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Universities of Sussex and Cardiff, an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck University of London and she was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for her services to literature and to charity. Her novels have been adapted for stage and screen and in 2023 she published her groundbreaking history book, \u003cem\u003eNormal Women - 900 Years of Making History\u003c\/em\u003e, which was also released as a podcast, a teen edition and a series for young children. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Philippa Gregory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44273510154301,"sku":"9780007192144","price":19.54,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/x1000_3c86440c-694c-42c1-a7c9-ca94278c9e96.jpg?v=1793667173","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/the-other-queen-9780007192144","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}