The Queen's Pleasure: A Novel of Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley

from historicalreader

I really wanted to like this book because i hated Purdy's Bolyen Wife I thought I would give her another chance. I can not really tell if the author hates the characters she writes about or she just thinks that unlikeable characters is interesting reading. The book dragged on for ages I found my ...

from Shuffy2

Amy Dudley, wife of Robert Dudley (the Robert Dudley who carried on an illicit affair with Queen Elizabeth), whom she married him for love but soon realizes that their relationship is one-sided. She is determined to do whatever it takes to win back his affections or die trying.... At 17, young Am...

from Crittercrazyjen

I received this book through LibraryThing Early Reviewers. The Queen's Pleasure is a novel about the marriage of Queen Elizabeth's favourite, Robert Dudley, to Amy Robsart. For those of you well versed in Elizabethan history, nothing about the plot will really surprise you. However, for those of ...

from Carolee888

Was it murder or suicide or even an accident? Did Robert Dudley murder his 1st wife or order her murdered? Did Amy Robsart Dudley choose suicide as a release from the terrors of breast cancer and her torturous marriage to Robert Dudley? I chose this book to know more of the facts and to imagine t...

from bwightman

This book was not what I expected. I thought it was going to be a story about Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, but the majority of the story is told from the perspective of Robert's wife Amy. It's a good story, but I think the description is misleading. Also, in my opinion, the author uses far too ...