![]() But as a foreigner and a Stuart, he is excluded from the throne under English law. But the Queen who famously never married has no heir.Įlizabeth’s senior relative is James VI of Scotland, Protestant son of Elizabeth’s cousin Mary Queen of Scots. The stage has been set, at long last, for succession. The kingdom has been weakened by the cost of war with Spain and the simmering discontent of both the rich and the poor. The formidable ruler whose motto is Semper eadem (I never change) has become a dithering old woman, missing teeth and wearing makeup half an inch thick. After forty-four years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth is in decline. ![]() Now, for the first time, comes a brilliant new work that focuses on the critical year her reign ended, a time in which England lost its childless queen and a Machiavellian struggle ensued to find her successor.ĭecember 1602. Many volumes have been written about the long reign of Elizabeth I. ![]()
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