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Alison Weir was already one of Britain's most popular historians when she wrote her first novel, Innocent Traitor, which made the Sunday Times bestseller list to a chorus of praise. Now, in The Lady Elizabeth, Alison Weir goes to the heart of Tudor England at its most dangerous and faction-riven to tell the story of Elizabeth I from her early childhood as a princess to queen in waiting.

Synopsis

The towering capricious figure of Henry VIII dominates Elizabeth's childhood, but others play powerful roles: Mary, first a loving sister, then as queen a lethal threat; Edward, the rigid and sad little King; Thomas Seymour, the Lord High Admiral, whose ambitions, both political and sexual, are unbridled.

Finally, there is the ever-present ghost; the enigmatic, seductive figure of her mother Anne Boleyn, executed by Henry, whose story Elizabeth must unravel.

Elizabeth learns early that the adult world contains many threats that have to be negotiated if she is to keep her heart and her head.

About The Author

Alison Weir lives and works in Surrey. Her books include Britain's Royal Families, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Children of England, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Henry VIII: King and Court, Mary, Queen of Scots, Isabella: She-Wolf of France, Queen of England, Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess and the novel, Innocent Traitor.

Reviews and Press Quotes

Molly French Gerrard (Guest Reviewer)

“I've always loved Tudor history. I have read all of Philippa Gregory's books set in this period and knew that Alison Weir was a well-known Tudor historian. The Lady Elizabeth is a gripping fictional account of Elizabeth from the...” Read Full Review »

Booklist

“[A] compelling, even irresistible read... Weir offers an exceptionally perceptive as well as imaginative interpretation of the most significant monarch in English history.”

Independent

“Weir provides immense satisfaction. She writes in a pacy, vivid style, engaging the heart as well as the mind.”

Mail on Sunday

“The novel is meticulously researched and convincingly captures the intimate details of the future Monarch's daily life... She emerges as a thoughtful, wise, precocious and likeable survivor.”

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