Queen's Conspiracy

William Harrison Ainsworth (1805-1882) was an English writer, one of the most popular authors of historical adventure fiction of the 19th century, and a representative of the so-called "e;Newgate School,"e; which also included Bulwer-Lytton and Benjamin Disraeli. In his novels, Ainsworth combined real events and fiction, vividly recreating the atmosphere of ancient Europe, its fashion, politics, a...