AT THE COURT OF QUEEN ELIZABETH is a humorous, new historical fiction series set in the court of Elizabeth I - where everyone lives in fear of the Queen's temper and in hope of her favour. Each story explores a different aspect of Tudor life and is based around a core of central characters. These books take a modern and humorous approach to the teaching of history and are full of lively line illustrations, which give lots of historical detail. In Essex Wants it All, Queen Elizabeth I's favourite, the Earl of Essex, is beginning to push his luck. The Queen is definitely not amused, and everything starts to go wrong for Essex.