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Leaving London for a journey around the country, Queen Elizabeth I and her court, accompanied by a young Francis Drake, are confronted by someone shooting arrows at the queen and the captain, both of whom have cousins who may want them dead.Tags
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A skilled archer is making repeated attempts at Elizabeth I's life during her summer progress through Hampshire. Or is Captain Francis Drake the target? The queen's new friend has been at her side at each attempt. Is Elizabeth's Catholic cousin, the Duke of Norfolk, in league with the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots, to seize control of the kingdom? Have Spanish spies invaded the heart of England? Or is Francis Drake's cousin, Captain John Hawkins, seeking revenge against him? Sooner or later, the Queen will discover the person or persons behind the arrow attacks with the help of her Privy Plot Council, comprised of her most trusted guards, advisers, and servants.
The author explains in the afterword that each book in this series focuses show more on a different aspect of Elizabethan life. This book's focus in on sports and games. I enjoyed learning about this aspect of Elizabethan civilization. One of my favorite books in C.J. Sansom's Matthew Shardlake series, Sovereign, uses a progress as the setting for the action, and I found this setting nearly as enjoyable in this book. Like Stephanie Barron does in her Jane Austen mystery series, Harper has woven a mystery plot around historically accurate locations and dates. There really was a summer progress in 1569. This book could be classified as historical espionage/thriller with its royal setting and focus on plots against the throne and international intrigue. show less
The author explains in the afterword that each book in this series focuses show more on a different aspect of Elizabethan life. This book's focus in on sports and games. I enjoyed learning about this aspect of Elizabethan civilization. One of my favorite books in C.J. Sansom's Matthew Shardlake series, Sovereign, uses a progress as the setting for the action, and I found this setting nearly as enjoyable in this book. Like Stephanie Barron does in her Jane Austen mystery series, Harper has woven a mystery plot around historically accurate locations and dates. There really was a summer progress in 1569. This book could be classified as historical espionage/thriller with its royal setting and focus on plots against the throne and international intrigue. show less
Another of Harper's delightful Elizabeth I mysteries, The Hooded Hawke takes place roughly three years after the previous book in the series. The Queen is on progress through southern England when people begin to be killed by mysterious arrows and crossbow bolts. Is the Queen the target or is it her new courtier, Captain Francis Drake?
Full of intrique and insight into Elizabethan culture, this series is great fun. One of the best things about it is the ongoing subplot featuring the Queen's herb mistress, Meg Milligrew, who looks enough like Her Majesty that she is able to stand in for the Queen on those occasions when Elizabeth needs to investigate incognito.
Full of intrique and insight into Elizabethan culture, this series is great fun. One of the best things about it is the ongoing subplot featuring the Queen's herb mistress, Meg Milligrew, who looks enough like Her Majesty that she is able to stand in for the Queen on those occasions when Elizabeth needs to investigate incognito.
Easy quick read. Would like to read others in series.
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Karen Harper is also the author of a number of contemporary suspense & historical novels. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, & Naples, Florida. (Publisher Provided) Karen Harper was born on April 6, 1945 in Toledo, Ohio. She attended Ohio University in Athens and earned her undergraduate degree. She went on to Ohio State University in Columbus for her show more graduate degree. She landed a teaching position in English at Ohio State University. She soon began writing historical and contemporary fiction. Her first book, Sweet Passion's Pain, was published in 1984. It was later published as The First Princess of Wales in 2006. She has written several series including: The Maplecreek Series, The Home Valley Series, The Queen Elizabeth I Series and Cold Creek Series. Her titles often make the New York Times and USA Today Bestsellers List. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Hooded Hawke
- Original publication date
- 2007
- People/Characters
- Elizabeth I, Queen of England; William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley; Sir Francis Drake; Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester; Stephen Jenks; Fenton Layne (show all 8); Meg Milligrew; Ned Topside
- Important places
- Hampshire, England, UK
- Important events
- Elizabethan Era
- First words
- Though she was riding sidesaddle with but one hand holding the reins, Elizabeth Tudor her horse to a faster gait, forcing the others to keep up with her.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Since her beloved England was becoming such a seagoing nation, she oft thought of her work as sailing through the good days and the bad, the serene seas and the brutal ones, onward and outward, standing like a figurehead at the very prow of her beloved ship of state.
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