Young Bess Author:Margaret Irwin When Queen Bess was a child, she was a possible, but not likely, heir to the English throne; for Henry VIII's passion for her mother,Anne Boleyn, had ended with his executing her and bastardizing his daughter. — Rich with historical fact and vivid literature, this is the story of Young Bess, who would not so longer after, become Queen Elizabeth. ... more » It introduces us to the child, illegitimate by edict of the King, but still full of hope and awe at her possible future.« less