The Firemaster's Mistress by Christie Dickason

When Elizabeth is introduced to one suitor, Frederick, the Elector Palatine, she feels the unexpected possibility of happiness. Henry, Prince of Wales, and his sister, Elizabeth, find themselves far more popular than their distrusted father, a perilous position for a child of a jealous king. While Europe seethes with conflict between Protestants and Catholics, James sees himself as a grand peacemaker-and wants to make his mark by trading his children for political treaties. The court of James I is a dangerous place, with factions led by warring cousins Robert Cecil and Francis Bacon. Combining fascinating fact with ingenious fiction, Christie Dickason, the acclaimed author of The Firemaster's Mistress, tells the spellbinding story of Princess Elizabeth, daughter of James I, and her determined efforts to avoid becoming her father's pawn in the royal marriage market. In the vein of Philippa Gregory, The King's Daughter is a superb historical novel of the Jacobean court that will thrill historical fiction fans everywhere. In the midst of chaos and madness, the flame of their romance will be dangerously rekindled, as their lives and the London they know are changed forever.' epic story of royal secrets and love.' - Publishers Weekly

Now they will meet again-as enemies-caught up in the maelstrom of treachery and violence surrounding Fawkes's malevolent plot.

Once Francis and Kate were lovers before the firemaster abandoned her and the plague destroyed her family. Kate Peach is a poor glovemaker and a mistress to the powerful Hugh Taylor, who is forced to hide her Catholicism as she spends her days looking out on noisy, teeming London streets crowded with prostitutes and drunks. and Guy Fawkes, with a small group of desperate men, hatches a terrifying plot to assassinate the king and all of Parliament by explosion.įrancis Quoynt is a firemaster who would rather make fireworks than war. England in the early reign of James I: an unsteady nation adapts to its new king Shakespeare labors over the tragedies of Othello and Macbeth bearbaiting is a popular diversion.

The Firemaster's Mistress by Christie Dickason