![]() ![]() There were times when I thought the story dragged a bit (I mean how many shallow details can you read about in just one paragraph?) I especially enjoy when Plaidy, oops, Victoria Holt, uses the first person. ![]() What can I say… absolutely irresistible characters! Talk about an entertaining read. Totally arrogant, unyielding, a womanizer and royal disturber- this Earl totally enraptured the Queen. The Earl of Essex, being another bird of a feather, had noone else in mind but himself. Oh, yes, and if one can get past his penchant for murder- I suppose you can call him quite gallant. The Earl of Leicester was a man hungry for power, endowed with incredible chameleon prowess when it came to keeping himself latched onto the Queen. This one was portrayed as scheming, devout of morals, sexually insatiable and having very few other interests at heart. She was portrayed as being ruthless, self-centered, vain, quite nasty, frivolous, superficial and vehemently jealous and possessive. ![]() In reading this novel, it would seem that Elizabeth had few other interests besides the Earl himself firstly, other young gents, and finally, power. Here’s a story that webs the lives of Elizabeth I, Lettice Devereux (granddaughter of Mary Boleyn), the Earl of Leicester and finally the Earl of Essex (Lettice’s son)… ![]()
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