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The Queen's Cousin
- Author
- Raymond Wemmlinger
- Narrator
- Lianne Walker
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 2 December 2025
- Run Time
- 7 hours 21 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
With an ageing childless queen on England's throne, the search for an heir intensifies . . .
Scotland, 1594
Nineteen-year-old Anne of Denmark, Queen of Scotland, is thrilled and triumphant at the birth of a healthy baby boy, destined to reign as King of Scotland and, possibly, England.
But Anne's enjoyment of maternal glory quickly fades as her husband King James, fearing his son will be politically manipulated against him as he was against his mother, the deceased Mary Queen of Scots, removes the child permanently from her care. Outraged, Anne tries to regain control of her son, initiating a bitter marital struggle which sours what had been a loving and harmonious marriage.
Anne is haunted by the giant legacies of Mary Stuart and Elizabeth Tudor on the thrones of Scotland and England, and is determined to make her own mark. And central to that ambition is securing the succession to the English throne from her husband's cousin, the elderly and childless Queen Elizabeth.
Can Anne regain favor with the Scottish King? Will they join forces to secure the English throne?
Or will this daring Queen of Scotland fade into obscurity . . . ?
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Details
- Author
- Raymond Wemmlinger
- Narrator
- Lianne Walker
- Duration
- 7 hours 21 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 December 2025
- ISBN
- 9798331986582
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Biographical fiction
Synopsis
With an ageing childless queen on England's throne, the search for an heir intensifies . . .Scotland, 1594Nineteen-year-old Anne of Denmark, Queen of Scotland, is thrilled and triumphant at the birth of a healthy baby boy, destined to reign as King of Scotland and, possibly, England.But Anne's enjoyment of maternal glory quickly fades as her husband King James, fearing his son will be politically manipulated against him as he was against his mother, the deceased Mary Queen of Scots, removes the child permanently from her care. Outraged, Anne tries to regain control of her son, initiating a bitter marital struggle which sours what had been a loving and harmonious marriage.Anne is haunted by the giant legacies of Mary Stuart and Elizabeth Tudor on the thrones of Scotland and England, and is determined to make her own mark. And central to that ambition is securing the succession to the English throne from her husband's cousin, the elderly and childless Queen Elizabeth.Can Anne regain favor with the Scottish King? Will they join forces to secure the English throne?Or will this daring Queen of Scotland fade into obscurity . . . ?
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