Daughters of the Winter Queen (Four Remarkable Sisters, the Crown of Bohemia and the Enduring Legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots) - Nancy Goldstone

''What a compelling read! Nancy Goldstone has brought to life the four female Stuarts in all their tragic glory'' Amanda ForemanValentine''s Day, 1613. Elizabeth Stuart, the sixteen-year-old granddaughter of Mary, Queen of Scots, marries Frederick V, a German count and ally of her father, James I of England. In just five years a terrible betrayal will ruin ''the Winter Queen'', as Elizabeth will forever be known, imperil the lives of those she loves and launch a war that lasts thirty years.In a sweeping narrative encompassing political intrigue, illicit love affairs and even a murder mystery, Nancy Goldstone tells the riveting story of a queen in exile, and of her four defiant daughters.