It is a fabulous step back to the reign of Bloody Mary, the Tudor English Queen. AND a marvelous companion, Evelyn Smythe. Thoroughly enjoyable.

I love the personality of Evelyn; she is charming, sweet, optimistic, cunning, social, and sometimes quite severe character. She is the grandmother character. She is one of my favorite companies. Historicals fell out of favor on the TV show, but the audiobooks had a chance to return them. It fits in the short Marian reign and is pretty educational. Here, we are placed firmly in a period with clearly defined players and co-conspirators. Overall, it was a triumph.