The Tudor Secret

by C. W. Gortner

Book 1 in the The Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles series.

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England, 1553. Brendan Prescott has been raised in the household of the powerful Dudley family and sent to court as a servant to Robert Dudley. As Edward VI’s health fails and the succession becomes dangerously uncertain, Brendan is drawn into the service of Princess Elizabeth and her adviser William Cecil. Working between rival masters, he must investigate the king’s disappearance, protect Elizabeth from a plot surrounding Lady Jane Grey and uncover the truth about his own origins. The novel combines a fictional spy’s investigation with the political crisis that followed Edward’s final illness.

Historical periods

Edwardian Reformation Lady Jane Grey Succession Crisis

Genres

Court & Political Fiction Dynastic & Royal Fiction Espionage Historical Thriller

Historical people

Edward VI1537–1553 Elizabeth I1533–1603 Lady Jane Grey1537–1554 John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland1504–1553 Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester1532–1588 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley1520–1598