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The Virgin Queen's Daughter by Ella March Chase
The Virgin Queen's Daughter by Ella March Chase









Ella March Chase’s vivid storytelling gives due credence to a daughter who might have been and a mother who never was.Eleanor Jane Taylor (born 28 November 1983 ) is an English comedian, television personality, actress, and writer. With strong evidence to connect Elizabeth to her newest maid of honor and the politics of England in turmoil, the truth could send Nell and those she loves to the Tower to join in the wretched fates of those who’ve gone before her.Įngrossing and enlightening, The Virgin Queen’s Daughter brings to life one of the greatest mysteries of one of the greatest monarchs. Quickly she catches the eye not only of the cunning Elizabeth, but of those who would see the queen fail. Nell is entranced by the splendor and pageantry of royal life, unaware of the danger and deception that swirls around the monarch and her courtiers.īut a lingering rumor about nine unaccounted for months in the Virgin Queen’s past reignites when the flame-haired Nell-a mirror image of Her Majesty both physically and intellectually-arrives at court. Now, years later, Nell’s chance arrives when she is summoned to serve as a lady-in-waiting to the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth.

The Virgin Queen

She knows all too well what menace lurks in royal courts.īut Nell’s heart yearns for something more, and a chance meeting with Princess Elizabeth, then a prisoner of the Tower of London, pushes her closer toward finding it. Her mother, once a devoted lady-in-waiting to Henry VIII’s last wife, Katherine Parr, would rather her daughter stop dabbling in the grand affairs of men and instead prepare for her eventual duties as a wife. Tucked away in the country estate of her beloved father, Lord Calverley, young Nell de Lacey feeds her hungry mind with philosophy, language, and studies of science.

The Virgin Queen

A sweeping historical debut exploring a thrilling possibility: that the Tudor bloodline did not end with the Virgin Queen. As captivating now as it was more than four centuries ago, the reign of Elizabeth I-with its scandal, intrigue, and resilience-has sparked the imaginations of generations.











The Virgin Queen's Daughter by Ella March Chase