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The Queen's Captive ReviewBarbara Kyle has written a gripping novel that will hold your attention for all 450 pages. The story follows the lives of two families, the Thornleigh's and the Grenville's. These are the only non-historical figures in the book. All other characters are real people from history. Princess Elizabeth, Queen Mary, Lord St. Loe, etc. What I enjoyed was how well Ms. Kyle weaves the true historical story into the lives of these two families, the Thornleigh's in support of Princess Elizabeth and the Grenville's in support of Queen Mary. She adds a twist in that the two families hate each other because of the death of the Grenville's father at the hands of Richard Thornleigh.
The truth of history is that Queen Mary hated her sister Elizabeth. She tried her best to have her removed from the line of succession to the throne by claiming she was the bastard child of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn and thus not truly of royal blood. This was not a valid reason to withhold the throne, but it was the one that Mary held to.
Unfortunately Queen Mary received the title Bloody Mary because she burned at the stake more than 300 people (both men and women) whom she deemed traitors because they refused to acknowledge the Catholic Church as the one true Church. It seems as though Queen Mary wanted to displace the Anglican Church as the Church of England with the Catholic Church. She further strengthen this task by marrying King Philip of Spain. So, religious intolerance became a huge issue in England.
Bloody Mary was not the favorite of the common people of the realm. They instead preferred Princess Elizabeth, whom they rightly knew loved the people and cared more for them than her own life and fortune.
A group of Noblemen attempted to overthrow Queen Mary and make Elizabeth the new Queen. That rebellion was crushed and Mary had Elizabeth imprisoned.
This is where our story begins. Elizabeth locked away under house arrest. Survivors of the rebellion contact Richard and Honor Thornleigh (whom had fled to France) and asked them to return to help nurture Elizabeth and encourage her through this difficult time.
The Thornleigh's and their son Adam return to do all that they can. Barbara Kyle weaves a wonderful novel that takes us through years of struggle and spying as well as much deception and plotting. In the middle of all this Adam Thornleigh falls in love with Princess Elizabeth. She in turn falls in love with him.
The Grenville's are unhappy that the Thornleigh's have returned and John Grenville makes it his duty to see them brought to justice and hanged for the murder of his father. He uses his relationship with Queen Mary to push his own agenda.
Ms. Kyle does a masterful job of weaving intrigue, suspense, loyalty, treachery and betrayal into a novel that you can't put down. You will be drawn in to the lives of the Thornleigh's and Princess Elizabeth and stay up late reading because you want to know how it all ends. There are enough twists and turns to keep anyone guessing.
We do know from History that Elizabeth becomes Queen, but just how that happens is what you will find so fascinating as you real this well done novel.
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