Published to accompany a Channel 4 series, Starkey turns the paradox into a person. This new approach to the enigma of Elizabeth's character presents a retelling of her reign, her love for Robert Dudley, the tragi-comedy of her suitors, her epic struggles with Mary and Philip II and the final debacle of her relationship with Robert Devereux.

A stunning novel set in the Tudor court, as the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half-sister Elizabeth is played out against a background of betrayal, conflict and passion.

Princess Mary Rose is the youngest sister of King Henry VIII, and one of the few people whom he adores unconditionally. Known throughout Europe for her charm and beauty, Mary is the golden child of the Tudor family and is granted her every wish. Except when it comes to marriage.

Examines the amazing lives of Margaret and Mary, sisters of Henry VIII, and their influence on European history. Margaret became Queen of Scotland at the age of 13. Mary was married off to the ageing King of France. Against convention both chose their second husbands for love. This work illuminates the characters of these two remarkable women.

This first person narrative of Mary Tudor's childhood shows the contradictions, conflicts and danger of being the daughter of a divorced queen as her father falls under the spell of the witch Anne Boleyn and why such an apparently privileged little girl could grow up to be such a monster.

This account of the reformation in England under Edward VI challenges many established views and also gives an account of the religion of young Elizabeth I.