02137cam a2200313 4500 1022484892 TxAuBib 20150212120000.0 140922s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014-031538 9780345511911 hardcover : acid-free paper 0345511913 hardcover : acid-free paper DLC eng DLC TxAuBib Weir, Alison. The marriage game : a novel of Queen Elizabeth I / Alison Weir. 1st ed. New York : Ballantine Books, [2014] 402 p. ; 25 cm. Only twenty-five and newly crowned, Elizabeth vows to rule the country as both queen and king. But her counselors continually press her to form an advantageous marriage and produce an heir. Though none of the suitors have yet worked their way to her throne, the dashing - though married - Lord Robert Dudley lays claim to Elizabeth's heart. Their flagrant flirting, their unescorted outings, and the appointment of Lord Robert to Master of Horse inspire whispers through the court, and even rumors that Elizabeth has secretly given birth to Lord Robert's child. Events take a dark turn when Robert's wife is found dead. Universal shock is followed by accusations of murder. Despite the scandal, Elizabeth and Robert manage to navigate the choppy political, economic, and religious waters around them. But the greatest obstacle to marriage between the Queen and her true love may come not from outside forces, but from within - through the alliances, duplicities, intrigue, and emotions of a woman intent on sovereignty - over her country and herself. 20150212. Elizabeth I Queen of England 1533-1603 Fiction. Leicester, Robert Dudley Earl of 1532?-1588 Fiction. Queens Great Britain Fiction. Great Britain History Tudors, 1485-1603 Fiction. Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. 9780345511911.jpg Cover image TXNES