About the Book
Now the bestselling master brilliantly reimagines what was to be – or not to be – in Shakespeare's time...
The year is 1597. For nearly a decade, the island of Britain has been
under the rule of King Philip in the name of Spain. The citizenry live
under an enforced curfew – and in fear of the Inquisition's agents, who
put heretics to the torch in public displays. And with Queen Elizabeth
imprisoned in the Tower of London, the British have no one to unite them against the enemy who occupies their land.
William Shakespeare has no interest in politics. His passion is the
theatre, where his words bring laughter and tears to a populace afraid
to speak out against the tyranny of the Spanish crown. But now
Shakespeare is given an opportunity to pen his greatest work – a drama
that will incite the people of Britain to rise against their
persecutors – and change the course of history...
