Identify this book, please

A few years ago I read a book that was the first of a series. The premise was that Elizabeth I had a son, birthed during the period where she supposedly was bedridden with smallpox. The smallpox was a coverup for her pregnancy.

That’s about all I can remember. I think the book ended with the birth of the baby, but I’m not sure. It just popped into my head the other day and I’m interested in reading any subsequent books in the series, but I can’t remember the name, author, or really anything else.

I think it was fairly new around 3 to 6 years ago.

Sorry for the big bump, and maybe you’ve found your book already, but I found this thread while looking for another 'ID this book thread."

Anyway – the book you’re looking for, Athena, might be The Queen’s Bastard by Robin Maxwell.

I think that might be it!

Thanks, Jess for the resurrection!

No problem – I never did find the other thread I was looking for though! So I’m glad something good came of the 20 minutes I spent searching for it!