From Queen Mary to Bloody Mary. This is a deep, dramatic novel about a complex historical figure who rarely gets a full-fledged literary portrait. The author combines the actual story with an artistic representation of the inner world of the heroine, showing her struggles, faith, fears and mistakes. The novel helps to re-evaluate Maria and, revealing her as a complex, controversial, but "living person" who faced the most difficult elections. Young Princess Mary, daughter of King Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon, is the heiress to the English throne. But this does not prevent her from being expelled from the palace. To win back the favor of her father, the King, Mary must decide on an act that she will never forgive herself. However, everything is changed by the death of her younger brother, Edward VI. finally, Mary gets the crown and takes the throne. Long Live The Queen! And all those who managed to become its enemies will be washed in blood.