RIVAL QUEENS: THE BETRAYAL OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS (PB)

At the end of the sixteenth century, two queens ruled one island. For Mary, Elizabeth was a fellow queen with whom she dreamed of sharing a lasting friendship. For Elizabeth, Mary was a threat. This was an unbridgeable divide that would end in secret assassination plots, devastating betrayal and, eventually, a terrible final act. Going back to the original letters and archives, Kate Williams has created an electrifying new perspective.