Courting the Virgin Queen Queen Elizabeth I And Her Suitors by Carol Ann Lloyd

 I have read several books about Elizabeth 1 but her romances tend to be confusing due to her vacillating ways and tendency to use them to shore up alliances and worry rival countries. However, Carol Ann Lloyd studies this queen’s relationships with each of her suitors forensically, including her long affair with her favourite Robert Dudley and the long romance with the much younger Duke of Anjou. She discusses the ‘two bodies’, the urging of parliament for Elizabeth to marry and have a successor and Elizabeth’s seemingly ever-changing thoughts about marriage.

Perhaps, they were only ever-changing on the surface because she said that she was married to England shortly after becoming Queen? I am inclined to wonder if she would have married Dudley if not for the huge scandal of the death of his wife. 

This was an extremely engaging book, especially if you love to read about the fascinating Tudors.

I received this free ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.