Synopses & Reviews
Elizabeth I is perhaps England's most famous monarch. Born in 1833, the product of the doomed marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth was heir to her father's title, then disinherited and finally imprisoned by her half-sister Mary. But in 1558, on Mary's death, she ascended the throne and reigned for forty-five years. Respected by her subjects and idolised by future generations, Glorianna's fierce devotion to her country and its people truly made her England's fairest queen and icon.
In this, the first volume of her acclaimed Elizabethan quartet, Alison Plowden charts the history of Elizabeth's first twenty-five years, telling the tale of Elizabeth's difficult childhood, and her alternate status as princess and bastard, culminating in her coronation and the beginning of the legend.
Synopsis
This is the story of Elizabeth's difficult childhood, her adolescence, her early years at court, her relationship with Mary Tudor, and her eventual ascension to the throne in 1558.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-228) and index.