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Robin Maxwell’s *The Queen’s Bastard* intertwines two narratives set against the 1588 Spanish Armada. Arthur Dudley, raised as a country gentleman, learns from his adoptive father that he is the secret son of Queen Elizabeth I and Earl of Leicester. Meanwhile, the novel traces the lifelong affair between Elizabeth and Leicester, a relationship that deepens after the supposed loss of their child. As Arthur prepares to confront Philip II of Spain, the revelations of his true parentage bring the parallel stories together, revealing the hidden complexity of Tudor England’s royal family.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Historical Fiction/Medieval Historical Fiction
Authors: Maxwell, Robin
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