A Pawn for a Queen

A Pawn for A Queen by Fiona Buckley is a novel set in Queen Elizabeth I’s time. The story is told form the perspective of Ursula, a thirty-year old woman with a love for mysteries. Ursula is asked by her worried aunt and uncle to go after her cousin, who is going to Scotland to give a list of supporters to the Scottish Queen Mary, Elizabeth's rival. When Usula catches up with her cousin, she finds him brutally murdered, leaving a wife and two young daughters behind. While the authorities aren’t making much progress, Ursala is determined to find her cousin’s murderer.
Ursula is a woman that is very determined and driven. She was born out of wedlock, she was brought up by her mother on her family's charity, her family was cruel, and she was widowed twice. Yet she managed to acheive a high position in life, and did things most women didn't do in that time. She would be a truly remarkable woman if she were real.