Download or read book Virgin and the Crab written by Robert Parry and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-24 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 12 Years, 2 Kings, 3 Queens - The Ultimate Tudor Novel The brilliant young mathematician and astronomer John Dee has one overwhelming obsession: liberty. Abandoned and in danger, Elizabeth Tudor has one simple aim: survival. This is their story. Against the background of the English Reformation, and threatened by a vengeful and unforgiving queen, the mysterious brotherhood of the Rose Lodge attempts to guide the nation towards enlightenment and stability. Here, the special alchemy of the Virgin and the Crab works its magic, growing from childhood friendship, through adolescent flirtation to mutual respect and admiration as together they prepare to sacrifice everything for the world they wish to inherit. BIOGRAPHICAL FICTION. Included among the Tudor historical characters in this novel: Elizabeth I, Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey, Mary I, Robert Dudley, William Cecil and Thomas Wyatt