"Lettice is the fairest of them all. To herself, at least. From the time she was a little girl, she was told stories of her cousin who would be Queen, the great Elizabeth of England. Much of England's volatile history is wrapped up in Lettice's family, and to be in the good favor of the Queen is a must.
When Elizabeth ascends the throne, Lettice finds herself a young and beautiful noblewoman caught up in the enchantment of Court. Even though she marries well, she is unhappy that the fairest man at court, the impeccable Robert Dudley, only has eyes for the Queen. The Queen refuses to marry him, and his frustration grows until he finally shifts his eyes to the young, beautiful and confident Lettice.
Between the mysterious death of Robert's first wife, the refusal of the Queen to marry him, and his fiery affair with Lettice, the throne of England rests on the lust for power shared by these three main characters. Lettice outlives Robert and Elizabeth, and is left only with the memories of a tumultuous affair to make her happy."
Christa Haynes, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of My Enemy the Queen
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Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 17th century
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
Life of a profession:
- prince/nobleman/king/queen
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 (a fair amount)
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- touching of anatomy
- impregnation/reproduction
- actual description of hetero sex
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English?
Yes
Unusual Style:
- No single main character?
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
