The Lady Elizabeth: A Novel
Aug 2008 · Sold by Ballantine Books
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A gripping fictional portrait” (Salon) of young Elizabeth Tudor, who would become England’s most intriguing and powerful queen, from the renowned author hailed as “the finest historian of English monarchical succession writing” (The Boston Globe)
“Engrossing . . . [Alison] Weir marries conjecture with what is known about the life of Elizabeth I from childhood to coronation, and it makes for ripping good reading.”—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Even as a very young child, Elizabeth Tudor is keenly aware that people in the court of her father, King Henry VIII, have stopped referring to her as “Lady Princess” and now call her “the Lady Elizabeth.” She soon learns why, as her sister, Mary, tells her of the tragic fate that has befallen Elizabeth’s mother, the enigmatic and seductive Anne Boleyn, and that both girls have been declared illegitimate. The death of their father ten years later puts the orphaned Elizabeth in even greater peril: Like her mother two decades earlier, she is imprisoned in the Tower of London—and she fears she will meet her mother’s grisly end.
Power-driven politics, private scandal and public gossip, a disputed succession, and the grievous example of her sister, “Bloody” Queen Mary, cement Elizabeth’s resolve in matters of statecraft and love, and set the stage for her transformation into the iconic Virgin Queen—a woman far ahead of her time, an independent spirit who must use cunning and wits for her very survival.
“Engrossing . . . [Alison] Weir marries conjecture with what is known about the life of Elizabeth I from childhood to coronation, and it makes for ripping good reading.”—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Even as a very young child, Elizabeth Tudor is keenly aware that people in the court of her father, King Henry VIII, have stopped referring to her as “Lady Princess” and now call her “the Lady Elizabeth.” She soon learns why, as her sister, Mary, tells her of the tragic fate that has befallen Elizabeth’s mother, the enigmatic and seductive Anne Boleyn, and that both girls have been declared illegitimate. The death of their father ten years later puts the orphaned Elizabeth in even greater peril: Like her mother two decades earlier, she is imprisoned in the Tower of London—and she fears she will meet her mother’s grisly end.
Power-driven politics, private scandal and public gossip, a disputed succession, and the grievous example of her sister, “Bloody” Queen Mary, cement Elizabeth’s resolve in matters of statecraft and love, and set the stage for her transformation into the iconic Virgin Queen—a woman far ahead of her time, an independent spirit who must use cunning and wits for her very survival.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A gripping fictional portrait” (Salon) of young Elizabeth Tudor, who would become England’s most intriguing and powerful queen, from the renowned author hailed as “the finest historian of English monarchical succession writing” (The Boston Globe)
“Engrossing . . . [Alison]...
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Liz
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August 8, 2022
I love learning and reading history fiction books and this one delivered on so many levels
Alvina Pete
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October 29, 2017
Love this book!
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June 24, 2014
One of best I have read
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About the author
Alison Weir is the New York Times bestselling author of the novel Innocent Traitor, and several historical biographies, including Henry VIII, Eleanor of Aquitaine, The Life of Elizabeth, and The Six Wives of Henry VIII. She lives in Surrey, England with her husband and two children.
Alison Weir is the New York Times bestselling author of the novel Innocent Traitor, and several historical biographies, including Henry VIII, Eleanor of Aquitaine, The Life of Elizabeth, and The Six Wives of Henry VIII. She lives in Surrey, England with her husband and two children.
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