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This dazzling novel from the 1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory presents a new and unique view of one of history's most intriguing, romantic, and maddening heroines. Biographers often neglect the captive years of Mary, Queen o. Biographers often neglect The Other Queen captive years of Mary, Queen of Scots, who trusted Queen Elizabeth's promise of sanctuary when she fled from rebels in The Other Queen and then found herself imprisoned as the "guest" of George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, and his indomitable wife, Bess of Hardwick. The newly married couple welcome the doomed queen into their home, certain that serving as her hosts The Other Queen jailers The Other Queen bring them an advantage in the cutthroat world of the Elizabethan court. To their horror, they find that the task will bankrupt them, and as their home becomes The Other Queen epicenter of intrigue and rebellion against Elizabeth, their loyalty to each other and to their sovereign comes into question. If Mary succeeds in seducing the earl into her own web of treachery and treason, or if the great spymaster William Cecil links them to the growing conspiracy to free Mary from her illegal imprisonment, they will all face the headsman. Philippa Gregory uses new research and her passion for historical accuracy to place a well-known heroine in The Other Queen completely new tale full of suspense, passion, and political intrigue. For The Other Queen, readers have clamored for Gregory to tell Mary's story, and The Other Queen is the result of her determination to present a novel worthy of this extraordinary heroine. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Two women competing for a man's heart. Two queens fighting to The Other Queen death for dominance. The untold story of Mary, Queen of Scots. Biographers often neglect the captive years of Mary, Queen o Two women competing for a man's heart. Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. Published September 16th by The Other Queen Books first published More Details Original Title. Derbyshire, EnglandUnited Kingdom. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Other Queenplease sign up. I want to surprise my wife with a new Philippe Gregory book. What The Other Queen her most recent The Other Queen Then I will discreetly browse her collection and check. Thank you. Do you have to have read the other books in the series for this one to make sense, etc? I got it as a gift and just want to know if I should read the others first. Stacey Sharpe-Jones No. Each book has a standalone quality and is sufficiently detailed that you don't have to have read the other books to understand what is happening. See all 6 questions about The Other Queen…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Sep 11, Diana rated it it was ok. This book took me quite some time to get through. I have read Philippa Gregory's other books, and though they are not always factually correct, and most often read like gossip mags, I have come to enjoy them and expect that of her books. This was so long and drawn out, and not at all enjoyable. It is written from the viewpoint of Mary Queen of Scots and her two jailers, but you are never engaged with any of the three main characters. Gregory simply twists and repeats the same sentiments for each This book took me quite some time to get through. Gregory The Other Queen twists and repeats the same sentiments for each chapter. I had to force myself to finish it. No new revelations, or interesting facts are ever revealed. It was like walking through mud. View all 17 comments. Audio: 5 stars The narration for this novel is a full-fledged five stars. The story is told from three viewpoints Bess, Mary and George and each character gets its own distinctive and independent voice. I give bonus points when audio books do The Other Queen, as they can The Other Queen hard to follow with only one narrator not to mention they can get quite The Other Queenso to have three on this one made the experience enjoyable. Each narrator was concise, deliberate and animated and highly-skilled. Hands down, a great audio experience. Story: 3. This well-informed novel tells the story of the one and only Mary The Other Queen of Scots. The Other Queen, Queen of Scots, is strikingly beautiful, and also holds the unique position of being heir to the thrones of Scotland, The Other Queen and England. This, obviously, does not sit well with her cousin, Queen Elizabeth, who exiles Mary to northern England, to live with newlywed couple and loyal English subjectsBess Hardwicke and George Shrewsbury. While living with The Other Queen couple, Mary tries in vain to return to Scotland and regain her throne, using her charm to persuade the Earl of Shrewsbury to help her. But with the threat of a treason charge on his head, will George help the young queen, or deny his feelings and avoid a beheading? Initially, I The Other Queen enjoyed all the characters in this novel. Mary was brave and confident, determined to overcome what others thought of her in pursuit of what she rightfully deserved. Bess was also very strong and independent, focused on providing for her family and keeping her fortune. George was a devoted husband and loyal subject to Queen Elizabeth- until Mary enters the picture. By the end of the novel I was not as enamored with the characters. Mary had become entitled and whiny, George was a downright sap and nincompoop, and Bess although quite possibly the only likable character by the end was self- obsessed and shallow. As usual, Gregory does stellar research, and her knowledge of the period is above par. I found, however, that parts of The Other Queen novel dragged on too long. There were many royal figures in this novel, and their roles in the plotting were often just fillers. The three main players of this novel, George, Mary and Bess, drew me in and kept me engaged, but the other multitudinous royals and nobleman beyond Elizabeth herself of course did not interest me. I went into this novel with the knowledge of how the fated Scots Queen would fare, but I still enjoyed reading her story. Overall, the narration of this novel is a five-star delight, and the novel had me intrigued for the most partalthough a shorter novel with fewer characters and more focus on the main The Other Queen would have made this a perfect read. View all 13 comments. Shelves: hist-fiction. The ill-fated Mary Queen of Scots. The Tudor blood ran in her veins yet she was ousted The Other Queen Scotland and denied the English crown in the event of Elizabeth's death. Her right to the crown is often debated amongst historians. Her guardian George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury. A man torn between serving his own queen Elizabeth 1 and The Other Queen who is thrust into his household. He was in an unenviable situation; to serve England or to honor what is right and just. His wife Bess Talbot The Other Queen of Shrewsbury. A rare commodity in Elizabethan times; a businesswoman but also a The Other Queen who finds more than her estates in jeopardy. Strangely, I had little sympathy for Bess; I felt she was more concerned with losing her wealth and her houses than she was about her marriage. The evening hour is fading within the dwindling sun, And in a lonely moment those embers will be gone And the last of all the young birds flown. Her days of precious freedom, forfeited long before, To live such fruitless years behind a guarded door," One of those weird moments: While reading this novel yesterday, a really old song came on The Other Queen radio see above. Of course, Fotheringay is the castle where Mary Queen of Scots was finally imprisoned. Hearing that song while reading of Mary felt really strange. Recommended for lovers of good books and historical fiction novels. The Other Queen | Philippa Gregory

Review by Karen Ann Cullotta. The The Other Queen tucked at the tail end of Philippa Gregory's The Other Queen might come as a surprise to those who assume that only nonfiction writers are rooted The Other Queen the rigors of scholarly research. For this best-selling author of novels such as The Other Boleyn GirlThe Queen's Fool and The Virgin's Lovera passion for historical accuracy is the cornerstone of her abundant story- telling gift. Deftly weaving The Other Queen and fiction into a lyrical, literary tapestry that transcends the boundaries of the too-often predictable genre of historical fiction, Gregory has once again crafted The Other Queen mesmerizing novel that will keep readers turning pages deep into the night. Gregory's legions of loyal fans are already well The Other Queen of the author's aptitude for capturing the timeless pathos of 16th-century Englishwomen, royals and peasants alike. Perhaps never before has Mary, Queen of Scots, been portrayed in such a contemporary, complex manner: a beautiful, charming, headstrong and spoiled young woman who is both maddeningly self-absorbed and overwhelmingly courageous. The same is true for the novel's anti-heroine, Bess of Hardwick, who transcends her hardscrabble childhood via a trail of The Other Queen betrothals and consequent widowhoods. Proud and pragmatic, Bess harbors no illusions about romantic love, and instead, sets her heart on the comforts of rank and financial security, a coup she achieves with her final marriage, to George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury. Nonetheless, after Bess and George Talbot are asked by Queen Elizabeth to provide "sanctuary" for the beleaguered Mary, Queen of Scots, the couple's companionable marriage is jeopardized, with poor George smitten by the young queen's winsome ways, and his once implacable wife reeling with jealousy and, worse, the discovery that she is once again on the brink of poverty. In the end, which arrives after a series of riveting chapters alternating between the The Other Queen and perspectives of Mary, Bess and George, nothing is what it seems. This spell-binding tale of Elizabethan England adds up to a novel as sweet and thorny as a wild English rose. Karen Ann Cullotta is a freelance writer and journalism instructor in Chicago. By Philippa Gregory. By Cecily von Ziegesar. Sign up for our newsletters! The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory

Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. NOOK Book. If she The Other Queen a wastrel she will be avoided by all her neighbors as a poor woman; catch a duke and she will be Your Grace, and everyone will be her friend. She can be pious, she can be learned, she can be witty and wise and beautiful, but if she is married to a fool she will be "that poor Mrs. Fool" until the day he dies. And I have good reason to respect my own opinion in the matter of husbands having had three of them, and each one, God bless him, served as stepping stone to the next until I got my fourth, my earl, and I am now "my lady Countess of Shrewsbury": a rise greater than that of any woman I know. I am where I am today by making The Other Queen most of myself, and getting the best price for what I could bring to market. I am a self-made woman -- self-made, self-polished, and self-sold -- and proud of it. Indeed, no woman in England has done better than me. For though we have a queen on the throne, she is only there by the skill of her mother, and the feebleness of her father's other stock, and not through any great gifts of her own. If you kept a Tudor for a breeder you would eat him for meat in your second winter. They are poor weak beasts, and this Tudor queen must make up her mind to wed, bed, and breed, or the country will be ruined. If she does not give us a bonny Protestant boy then The Other Queen will abandon us to disaster, for her heir is another woman: a young woman, a vain woman, a sinful woman, an idolatrous Papist woman, God forgive her errors and save us from the destruction she will bring us. Some days you hear one story of Mary Queen of Scots, some days another. What you will never, never hear, even if you listen a hundred times, even when the story is told by her adoring admirers, is the story of a woman who consults her own interest, thinks for herself, and marries for her best advantage. But since in this life a woman is a piece of property, she does well to consider her improvement, her sale at the best price, and her future ownership. What else? Shall she let herself tumble down? A pity that such a foolish young woman should be foisted on me and my household, even for a short stay, while Her Majesty Elizabeth the Queen decides what The Other Queen to be done with this most awkward guest. But no house in the kingdom can be trusted to entertain and -- yes -- secure her like mine. No husband in England could be trusted with such a Salome dancing on his terrace but mine. Only my household is run with such discipline that we can accommodate a queen of royal blood in the style that she commands and with the safety that she must have. Only my newly wedded husband is so dotingly fond of me that he is safe under the same roof as such a temptress. No one knows of this arrangement yet; it has been decided in secret by my good friend Secretary William Cecil and by me. As soon as this hopeless queen arrived in rags at Whitehaven, driven from Scotland by her rebellious lords, Cecil sent me a short note by an unknown messenger to ask if I would house her, and I sent him a one-word reply: yes. Yes indeed! I am honored by Cecil's faith in me. From such trust comes great challenges, and from great challenges come great rewards. This new world of Elizabeth's is for those who can see their chances and take them. I foresee honors and riches if we can host this royal cousin and keep her close. Cecil can rely on me. I shall guard her and befriend her, I shall house and feed her, I shall treat her royally and honorably and keep The Other Queen safe as a little bird The Other Queen the nest till the moment of For Discussion 1. Bess describes George The Other Queen herself as newlyweds happy and in love. On page 2, she says, "Only my newly wedded husband is so dotingly fond of me that he is safe under the same roof as such a temptress. Authors often challenge themselves by writing from the point of view of characters of the opposite sex. Do you think Gregory does a convincing job of creating her main male character, George Talbot? Do you think he is more or less realistic than the women in this novel, The Other Queen as his wife, Bess, or Queens Mary and Elizabeth? George The Other Queen Bess marry for choice and admiration. Identify how they describe one another early in the novel, and discuss how their opinions change over the course of the story. Do you think they ever really knew one another, or do you think their affection is just another casualty of Mary and Elizabeth's treacherous conflict? On page 55, George compares Elizabeth and Mary. He says, "My queen Elizabeth is a most solid being, as earthy as a man. But this is a queen who is all air and angels. She is a queen of fire and smoke. How do they describe themselves in comparison to each other? George holds tightly to a noble, genteel way of life that The Other Queen all but slipped away in England under Elizabeth's rule. How do you feel about his devotion to Queen Elizabeth given the circumstances of the times? Do you think Bess ultimately betrays her husband, or does she save him from himself? How might you deal with your own spouse if your fundamental beliefs and loyalties rested on opposite sides? Examine both Mary's reasoning for her belief that her cousin Elizabeth must naturally support her as the heir to the The Other Queen throne and restore her to the Scottish throne, The Other Queen Elizabeth's reasoning for the actions she takes to keep Mary subordinated and under a watchful eye. With whom do you sympathize most, and why? At the heart of the conflict between Queens Elizabeth and Mary is a power struggle between the "new ways" of The Other Queen England and the "old ways" of The Other Queen. How has the transition to Protestantism changed England as portrayed in this novel? In what ways do George and Bess serve as representatives of these two Englands? Set in a religious The Other Queen period, The Other Queen naturally played an important role in all aspects of these characters' lives. Compare and contrast the various characters' interpretation of religion and their relationship to God with respect to their Papist or Protestant sensibilities. How do the characters differ in their use of God as justification and enlightenment? Bess thinks George is a great fool. Mary finds him entirely honorable, and yet she relates to her rapist and captor, Bothwell, more powerfully. What do The Other Queen think of these men? How do these two men compare to other significant male characters in the novel such as Cecil, Hastings, the Duke of Norfolk, and Ralph Sadler? Throughout the novel, George and Bess are constantly in opposition. George fears and detests the The Other Queen England" that he believes Cecil has created, while Bess sees Cecil's reforms as part of a golden dawn for England and for all Protestants. Who has the stronger character? The Other Queen side do you think you'd choose? On pageBothwell tells Mary, "The magic of royalty is an illusion that can be shattered by a man without a conscience. Using examples from the novel to support your opinion, explain why you either agree or disagree. Similarly, discuss the parallels between the effects of lifting the mystery of royalty and lifting the mystery of religion as described in this novel. What understanding do Bess and Mary finally come to about one The Other Queen Do you think either can truly understand the other's perspective, given such wildly different upbringings? In the end, George is utterly heartbroken to learn that Mary has lied to him and to most everyone else. In her defense, Mary explains that she The Other Queen possibly give her "true word" while under duress and imprisoned. Do you think this is just an excuse? Why or why not? Enhance Your Book Club 1. The Shrewsburys and Queen Mary trek back and forth The Other Queen the English countryside multiple times throughout the novel. Make a map tracing their journeys complete with a timeline of dates to The Other Queen a The Other Queen representation of how unsettling this time period must have been for the entire household. Watch these films with your book club and compare their portrayal of various historic figures to their counterparts in Gregory's novel. Get a better sense of the time period in which this novel takes place by doing a little research on Tudor England. You can start with www. You can also read more about some of the estates that served as settings for this novel, including Chatsworth, Tutbury Castle, and Bess's own home of Hardwick Hall at: www. Home 1 Books 2. Read an excerpt of this book! Add to Wishlist. Sign in to Purchase Instantly. Members save with free shipping everyday! See details. The newly married couple welcomes the condemned queen into their home, certain that serving as her hosts and jailers The Other Queen bring them an advantage in the cutthroat world of the Elizabethan court. About the Author. Many of her works have been adapted for the screen including The Other Boleyn Girl. She holds honorary degrees from Teesside University and the University of Sussex. She is an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck, University of London. She founded Gardens for the Gambia, a charity to dig wells in poor rural schools in The Gambia, and has provided nearly wells. She welcomes visitors to her website PhilippaGregory.