Ella March Chase transformeert obscure historische details in boeiende verhalen die levensgrote figuren uit het verleden levendig tot leven brengen. Met een passie voor het ontdekken van minder bekende feiten en historische mysteries, duikt Chase in de menselijke elementen achter legendarische persoonlijkheden. Haar werk verkent speculatieve 'wat als'-scenario's en bevraagt de beslissingen die de geschiedenis hadden kunnen hervormen. Lezers worden meegevoerd naar vervlogen tijdperken waar gedurfde keuzes en verborgen waarheden de kern vormen van spannende verhalen.
The court of the Queen Elizabeth is a hot-bed of intrigue and ambition... Lingering rumours even surround the Virgin Queen herself, despite the fate of those foolish enough to besmirch her reputation. Recently arrived in court, Nell de Lacey is surprised to discover that many think she bears more than a passing resemblance to the younger queen.
The Grey sisters experience love, triumph, and tragedy in Tudor England in the second novel from Ella March Chase. Sixteen-year-old Jane Grey—the “Nine-Day Queen”—is a quiet and obedient young lady destined to become the shortest reigning English monarch. Her beautiful middle sister, Lady Katherine Grey charms all the right people, until a scandalous love affair causes loyalties to shift. And finally, Lady Mary Grey is a dwarf with a twisted spine whose goal is simply to protect the people she loves—but at a terrible cost. In an age in which begetting sons was all that mattered and queens rose and fell on the sex of their child, these three girls with royal Tudor blood lived under the dangerous whims of parents with a passion for gambling. The stakes they would wager: their daughters' lives against rampant ambition.
Tudor blood will see her crowned - and lead to her downfall...Lady Jane Grey is the eldest of the Grey sisters. Shy and scholarly she is happier in the company of her sisters, than with the intrigues of court. When her parents' scheme to wed her to Prince Edward fails, they plan a far more ambitious - and dangerous - move to make Jane Queen...
Sotva se rusovlasá Nell objeví u dvora, její nápadná podoba s královnou Alžbětou vyvolá vlnu podezření. Zpočátku tajné šuškání zesílí, nyní hrozí smést Alžbětu z trůnu. Rázná královna se nedá zastrašit. Obávané vězení Toweru bude zřejmě hostit urozenou "návštěvu". Čí hlava padne tentokrát