The Rebel Heart by Martin Stephen (2006 hardcover - 1st) New - Signed

The Rebel HeartHenry Gresham and the Earl of Essex(Henry Gresham - Book 4)\nby Martin Stephen\nThis hardback has been published in the UK in 2006 by Sphere Publishing and is a first edition, first impression which has been signed by the author.\n*\nIt is 1598 and Elizabeth I is growing old. Her court shivers with intrigue as to who will claim the throne when she dies - will the Spanish attempt to invade once more, will King James VI of Scotland seek to unify England and Scotland - or will the Queen's favourite, the upstart Earl of Essex prove a surprise successor?\nOne man who has inside knowledge of her Court is the young Henry Gresham, together with his manservant, Mannion and beautiful ward Jane. Commanded by Robert Cecil to deliver a mysterious letterto Scotland, and ever watchful of the Earl of Essex's increasinglyer.