John Beatty (4)

I loved Tudor history as a child and I loved this book. It's still a well-told tale with a feisty heroine.
Cate is the daughter of an Irish rebel and is captured and brought to the court of Elizabeth I as a hostage for her father's good behavior. There is some court intrigue and the usual real-life historic characters. Holdfast is her dog, whom she must rescue from bear-baiting.