From the author of the other boleyn girl and The Queen's fool comes a stunning portrait of the first perilous years of Elizabeth I's reign. As a new queen, Elizabeth faces two great dangers: the French invasion of Scotla...From the author of the other boleyn girl and The Queen's fool comes a stunning portrait of the first perilous years of Elizabeth I's reign. As a new queen, Elizabeth faces two great dangers: the French invasion of Scotland, which threatens to put mary queen of scots on her throne, and her passion for the convicted traitor robert dudley.