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Young Elizabeth: The First Twenty-Five Years
Young Elizabeth The First Twenty-Five Years Author:Alison Plowden This is the first of a four-part historical biography of Britain's most famous queen. A captivating portrait of the young Elizabeth Tudor, bringing to life her many identities as ruler, woman, and politician. Alison Plowden tells the story of Elizabeth's difficult childhood, where she was alternately Royal Princess and Royal Bastard, her adoles... more »cence, her early years at court, her relationship with Mary Tudor and her eventual accension to the throne in 1558. As Mary declined in the estimation of the people to become a hated figure, so Elixabeth became England's Faerie Queen, the most enthralling, baffling and infuriating English monarch.« less