The Tudor Court’s Lady Of Scandal (Women of Tudor Scandal #2)

She was born into scandal. She would not die free of it.

Penelope Devereux grew up in the shadow of a queen who despised her mother, favored her brother, and would one day bring them both to ruin.

Celebrated as one of the great beauties of the age and believed to be the inspiration behind Sir Philip Sidney’s poetry, Penelope Devereux was one of the brightest stars of Queen Elizabeth’s court.

But the beauty and wit that captivated poets could not protect her from a scandal that would follow her name for centuries.

Married to Robert Rich, a wealthy nobleman she neither chose nor loved, Penelope found herself bound to a life she never wanted.

But when she gave her heart to Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy, she ignited one of the greatest scandals of the Elizabethan age.

Their long affair, the children they shared, and their controversial marriage after her divorce challenged the expectations of court, society, and crown alike.

As her brother, the Earl of Essex, rose to dizzying heights before falling to the executioner’s axe, Penelope found herself swept into the political storms that shaped the end of Elizabeth’s reign.

Branded a scandal, condemned by society, and ultimately cast aside by a new king, she refused to abandon the life she had chosen.

Set against the glittering danger of the Elizabethan and Jacobean courts,

The Tudor Court’s Lady Of Scandal

highlights a woman who risked reputation, family, and fortune for love. Her choices ensured that history would never forget her.

This historical fiction novella is part of the

Women of Tudor Scandal

series, but can be read as a standalone. It is meant to be a short escape to another place and time.