01345pamaa2200253 4500 0000045069 20130821090000.0 130822s202011 eng 9780670022533 (pbk.) 9780143120445 (pbk.) PS3557.E49 GEO 2011 George Elizabeth I Margaret George. New York: Viking, 2011. 671 p.; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references Elizabeth's rival for the love of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and mother to the Earl of Essex, the mercurial nobleman who challenged Elizabeth's throne, Lettice Knollys had been intertwined with Elizabeth since childhood. They are both women of fierce intellect and desire: one trying to protect her country, and throne, the other trying to regain power and position for her family and each vying to convince the reader of her own private vision of the truth Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 Leicester, Lettice Dudley, Countess of, 1543-1634 Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588 Historical fiction Great Britain -- History -- Fiction -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 Queens -- Fiction -- Great Britain http://www.penguin.com