The Tudor Conspiracy

Name: The Tudor Conspiracy
Rating: 4.3 (870 reviews)

by C. W. Gortner Book 2 in the The Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles series.

First published 2013

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Winter, 1553–1554. Mary I is on the throne, Protestant opponents are imprisoned and suspicion has settled on her half-sister Elizabeth. Recalled to London by William Cecil, Brendan Prescott is ordered to recover private letters that could connect Elizabeth to a rebellion against Mary’s proposed Spanish marriage. Forced to serve as a double agent within the queen’s court, he moves through prisons, taverns and clandestine networks while Thomas Wyatt’s rising approaches the capital. The case tests Brendan’s loyalty to Elizabeth and exposes the danger of trusting either side in a regime defined by religious reversal and contested succession.

Historical Periods

Wyatt’s Rebellion1554 CE

Genres

Court & Political Fiction Dynastic & Royal Fiction Espionage Historical Thriller

Historical people

Mary I1516–1558 Elizabeth I1533–1603 Philip II of Spain1527–1598 Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester1532–1588 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley1520–1598 Thomas Wyatt the Younger1521–1554