Questions for The Cygnet Prince

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1. You never meet Anne of Cleves in The Cygnet Prince – but what kind of woman was she?

2. Is Amalia’s psychology — one of evil or the sadness of a woman left behind?

3. There are strong women in The Cygnet Prince – who are they, and what is their impact?

4. The Cygnet Prince – mad, bad, or sad?

5. In the power dynamic between John Dee and Margaretta – what is the balance?

6. William Cecil’s strategy changes through the novel – what does it tell you about his personality?

7. Why would an attack of smallpox in the palace create such ripples of fear?

8. By 1562, Elizabeth has been on the throne four years and still, there are plots – was this inevitable, or did she make herself vulnerable?

9. Robert Dudley – a man in love or a man who loved power?

10. The Morgan family saga – what would a family therapist say?