Between the years 1579 and 1581, a courtship between Elizabeth I of England and François, Duke of Anjou took place. Though this courtship is often dismissed as a political tactic on Elizabeth's part to create an Anglo-French alliance during the Wars of Religion, The Queen's Frog Prince presents an alternative interpretation. In this book, David Lee pores over some of the surviving love letters exchanged between Elizabeth and Anjou, whom Elizabeth affectionately nicknamed “my frog.” Lee suggests that although the courtship suited Elizabeth I politically, it also blossomed into something much more complex, an affectionate bond, and that to understand Elizabeth I as a woman, she must first be seen for who she was beneath all the vainglory and iconography. Lee has taken one of the lesser-known of Elizabeth I's suitors, the Duke of Anjou,and brought him to life in an immensely readable volume. His examination of the relationship between queen and suitor is illuminating and gives us a deeper understanding of the 'Virgin Queen'. A must read for readers of Tudor and Elizabethan non-fiction. Lee has taken one of the lesser-known of Elizabeth I's suitors, the Duke of Anjou,and brought him to life in an immensely readable volume. His examination of the relationship between queen and suitor is illuminating and gives us a deeper understanding of the 'Virgin Queen'. A must read for readers of Tudor and Elizabethan non-fiction. David Lee is an Irish historian specialising in women's history, in particular, Tudor women's history. David earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Maynooth University in 2019 and recently, a Master's Degree specialising in nineteenth-century women landowners and heiresses. He is currently also writing a joint biography of William and Robert Cecil. David lives in South Dublin, Ireland with his husband Victor.