{"product_id":"the-queens-game-raymond-wemmlinger-9780854958450","title":"The Queen's Game: Lady Mary Grey goes head to head with Queen Elizabeth I...","description":"\u003cb\u003eA thrilling account of the later years of Tudor reign! For fans of Philippa Gregory, Elizabeth Chadwick, Carol McGrath and Anne O'Brien.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA game of succession has begun...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngland, 1565\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eQueen Elizabeth Tudor is wary of the cousins. Ever since the ill-fated Lady Jane Grey nearly wrested the throne from her family, Elizabeth has been keen to ensure the fate of England doesn't land in Grey hands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe has banished Catherine Grey from court, along with her two children, but her unwed sister Mary remains at Whitehall Palace as one of Elizabeth's courtiers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMary has ambitions for her family and she realizes she may be the only one who can continue the bloodline, seeing as Catherine's marriage has been deemed illegitimate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe does not want to waste any time in bearing children, as she is worried her scoliosis may make pregnancy difficult, so she begins to search for a suitable husband at court. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut while she does so, she finds out that her cousin, Lord Darnley is scheming to marry the widowed Queen Mary Stuart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf that marriage goes ahead, Darnley's child may have a strong claim to the throne, which increases Mary Grey's ambition to have an heir of her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the game of succession intensifies, will Mary Grey see her family name rise to victory, or tumble into obscurity...? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE QUEEN'S GAME is a biographical historical novel of set during the 16th century Tudor era in England.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raymond Wemmlinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0854958452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780854958450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapere Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.49d","brand":"Raymond Wemmlinger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47761684529407,"sku":"9780854958450","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_abf49055-376c-4b94-bbd2-bf7852f1d1f6.jpg?v=1765515330","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-queens-game-raymond-wemmlinger-9780854958450","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}