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The Wild Irish by Robin Maxwell5/30/2023 ![]() Maxwell (The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn, etc.) introduces the fabulous queen at 60, her face white with alum and eggshell paint and her red wig ablaze. Two powerful women of indomitable will Elizabeth I and the sea-loving Irish pirate, Grace O'Malley collide in this vivid but ungainly historical drama. In this "enthralling historical fiction" (Publishers Weekly), Robin Maxwell masterfully brings to life these strong and pugnacious women in order to tell the little-known but crucial saga of Elizabeth's Irish war. At the height of the uprising Grace takes an outrageous risk, sailing up the Thames to London for a face-to-face showdown with her nemesis, the queen of England. For years, she has fought against the English stranglehold on her beloved country. Grace O'Malley - notorious pirate, gunrunner, and "Mother of the Irish Rebellion" - is at the heart of the conflict. ![]() ![]() ![]() Just across the western channel, her colony Ireland is embroiled in seething rebellion, with the island's fierce, untamed clan chieftains and their "wild Irish" followers refusing to bow to their English oppressors. ![]() Two female titans - perfectly matched in guts, guile, and political genius.Įlizabeth, queen of England, has taken on the mighty Spanish Armada and, in a stunning sea battle, vanquished it. ![]()
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