And so, using sex and high-powered diplomacy, she plays what becomes known as the 'Marriage Game', dangling suitors to keep them friendly to her kingdom, while holding them off indefinitely.

Read more herself to any man, and yet she relishes the thrill of the chase, the lure of forbidden fruit. The tragic events in her past mean she cannot give. But though she is formidably intelligent, brave and tempestuous, she is desperately insecure. Desperately insecure, Elizabeth embarks on a perilous balancing act, using sex and high-powered diplomacy to play what becomes known as 'the Marriage Game'. Elizabeth I is the most sought-after bride in Europe. The formidable young Queen is regarded by most as a bastard and a heretic, yet many seek her hand in marriage. Bestselling historian Alison Weir brings Elizabeth I to vivid life in a novel. The reader has a blissful sense of seeing history as it happens.' - Kate Saunders, The Times It was an affair that shocked the world. Books by Alison Weir The Marriage Game 9780099534624 Arrow V9780099534624. ' gets right inside the head of the Virgin Queen. Having read many of Alison Weirs non-fiction books and thoroughly. Bestselling historian Alison Weir brings Elizabeth I to vivid life in a novel of intrigue, sex, plots, mysteries and tragedies, amid all the colour and pageantry of the Tudor court. Book Review: The Marriage Game by Alison Weir. The tragic events in her past mean she cannot give herself to any man, and yet she relishes the thrill of the chase, the lure of forbidden fruit. Elizabeth I is the most sought-after bride in Europe. Description for The Marriage Game Paperback. The Marriage Game by Alison Weir: 9780345511911 : Books In this compelling novel of Tudor drama and suspense, acclaimed biographer Alison Weir explores one of England’s most scandalous royal love affairs.

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