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Elizabeth of York a Tudor queen and her world

A biography of the first Tudor queen, who was the only living descendent of Yorkist King Edward IV, and mother of the infamous Henry VIII, sheds new light on the life of this enigmatic woman and mother of the Tudor dynasty.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Weir, Alison, 1951-
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Ballantine Books, [2013]
Edition:	First U.S. Edition.
Subjects:	Elizabeth, > Queen, consort of Henry VII, King of England, > 1465-1503. Queens > Great Britain > Biography. Henry > VII, > King of England, > 1457-1509. Great Britain > History > Henry VII, 1485-1509. Biographies.
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Summary:	A biography of the first Tudor queen, who was the only living descendent of Yorkist King Edward IV, and mother of the infamous Henry VIII, sheds new light on the life of this enigmatic woman and mother of the Tudor dynasty.
Physical Description:	xxxiv, 572 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-502) and index.
ISBN:	9780345521361 0345521366
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)