Mary Queen of Scotland and The Isles by Margaret George

But as Agrippina’s machinations earn her son a title he is both tempted and terrified to assume, Nero’s determination to escape her thrall will shape him into the man he was fated to become-an Emperor who became legendary. With cunning and poison, the obstacles fall one by one. The most lethal of all is his own mother, a cold-blooded woman whose singular goal is to control the empire. While Nero idealizes the artistic and athletic principles of Greece, his very survival rests on his ability to navigate the sea of vipers that is Rome. Faced with shocking acts of treachery, young Nero is dealt a harsh lesson: it is better to be cruel than dead.

In the Roman Empire no one is safe from the sting of betrayal: man, woman-or child.Īs a boy, Nero’s royal heritage becomes a threat to his very life, first when the mad emperor Caligula tries to drown him, then when his great aunt attempts to secure her own son’s inheritance. The New York Times bestselling and legendary author of Helen of Troy and Elizabeth I now turns her gaze on Emperor Nero, one of the most notorious and misunderstood figures in history.īuilt on the backs of those who fell before it, Julius Caesar’s imperial dynasty is only as strong as the next person who seeks to control it. April Bookshop Chat - Books With Buzz April 2023.Announcing the Jhalak Prize and Jhalak Children's & Young Adult Prize shortlists.

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Mary Queen of Scotland and The Isles by Margaret George