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The Lady Elizabeth a novel

A vivid fictional portrait of the tumultuous early life of Queen Elizabeth I describes her perilous path to the throne of England and the scandal, political intrigues, and religious turmoil she confronted along the way, from the deaths of her parents, Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII, to the fanaticism of...

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Main Author: Weir, Alison, 1951-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Ballantine Books, 2008.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Elizabeth > I, > Queen of England, > 1533-1603 > Fiction.
Great Britain > History > Tudors, 1485-1603 > Fiction.
Queens > Great Britain > Fiction.
Biographical fiction > England.
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Summary:A vivid fictional portrait of the tumultuous early life of Queen Elizabeth I describes her perilous path to the throne of England and the scandal, political intrigues, and religious turmoil she confronted along the way, from the deaths of her parents, Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII, to the fanaticism of her sister, Mary I.
Physical Description:480 p. : geneal. table ; 25 cm.
ISBN:9780345495358 (alk. paper)
0345495357 (alk. paper)
9780345495365
Author Notes:Alison Weir was born in London, England on July 8, 1951. She received training to be a teacher with a concentration in history from the North Western Polytechnic. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as a civil servant and ran her own school for children with learning difficulties from 1991 to 1997. Her first book, Britain's Royal Families, was published in 1989. Her other books include The Six Wives of Henry VIII; Children of England; Eleanor of Aquitaine; Henry VIII: King and Court; Mary, Queen of Scots; and Isabella.

Her first novel, Innocent Traitor, was published in 2006. Her other novels include The Lady Elizabeth, The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn, The Captive Queen, A Dangerous Inheritance, and Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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