Young Elizabeth: Princess. Prisoner. Queen. (As featured in The Rest is History and History Extra)

Drawing on primary sources from both Elizabeth herself and those closest to her during her tumultuous youth, this is the first fully comprehensive biography of the early life of Elizabeth I in over twenty years. <p><b>Elizabeth I is one of England’s most famous monarchs, whose story as the ‘Virgin Queen’ is well known. But queenship was by no means a certain path for Henry VIII’s younger daughter, who spent the majority of her early years as a girl with an uncertain future.</b><br><br>This <b>colourful</b> and <b>immensely detailed</b> biography charts Elizabeth’s turbulent and unstable upbringing, from the Wyatt Rebellion – a plot to topple her half-sister, Mary, from her throne – to the predatory attentions of Sir Thomas Seymour and the heartbreaking rift with her beloved stepmother Katherine Parr. When Elizabeth became queen, she had already endured <b>more tumult than many monarchs experienced in a lifetime</b>, and this <b>truly comprehensive account</b> explores the dangers and tragedies that plagued her early life.<br><br>Bestselling author Nicola Tallis draws on <b>primary sources</b> written by Elizabeth herself and her contemporaries, providing <b>an extensive and thorough study of an exceptionally resilient young girl</b> whose early life would shape the queen she later became. This is a <b>nuanced, authentic and utterly gripping</b> biography that throws new light onto the early life of this <b>iconic monarch</b>. The <b>heart-racing story</b> of Elizabeth’s youth as she steered her way through perilous waters towards England’s throne is one of the most <b>sensational</b> of its time.</p>

• | Author: Nicola Tallis
• | Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Feb 27, 2025
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781789297492
• | ISBN-10: 1789297494