{"product_id":"the-queens-tragedy","title":"The Queen's Tragedy","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Robert Hugh Benson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eQueen Mary I \u003c\/b\u003eis determined to undo the destruction wrought by her father, King Henry VIII: the despoilment of the Roman Catholic Church in England, the divisions sewn amongst the English people, the desertion from Papal authority for supreme independence. Her reign, Mary avers, will see the right order restored. Only then will peace and unity again be found in England. Peace and unity: beautiful ends so often sought by brutal means, by sword and by scheme, by force and by fire—means which are frustratingly unsuccessful even as her marriage with Philip of Spain proves barren and her kingdom remains divided against itself. Instead of triumph, the reign of Tudor Mary yields tragedy: her own devotion and desire to follow the will of God her sole comforts as death draws near Saint James’s Palace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt is easy to laugh at the miserable.\u003c\/i\u003e (P\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003elautus)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAnticipating the historiographical reconsiderations of “Bloody Mary” by such authors as H. F. M. Prescott and Christopher Haigh, Robert Hugh Benson’s \u003ci\u003eThe Queen’s Tragedy \u003c\/i\u003e(like its companion works, \u003ci\u003eBy What Authority? \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe King’s Achievement\u003c\/i\u003e) makes for both vivid character study and compelling chronicle—essential ingredients for a proper historical novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Hugh Benson \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e(1871–1914), the son of the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, was a convert to Roman Catholicism and was ordained a priest in 1904. A dynamic preacher and author, Benson wrote numerous novels, short stories, plays, and spiritual texts. A number of his works are now available from Cluny, including \u003ci\u003eCome Rack, Come Rope\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dawn of All\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLord of the World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 322pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e978-1685953607\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51320583618848,"sku":"978-1685953607","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/3678\/2112\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--1151.jpg?v=1773076010","url":"https:\/\/treewee.store\/products\/the-queens-tragedy","provider":"Tree of Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}