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Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"The first definitive biography of the young Elizabeth I in over twenty years���drawing on a rich variety of primary sources���tracing her tumultuous path to the crown. Queen Elizabeth I is renowned for her hugely successful reign that makes her, perhaps, the most celebrated monarch in English history. But what of the trials she faced in her challenging early life? Her status as a princess didn���t last long���when she was...
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English
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"Crown of Blood is an important and significant retelling of an often-misunderstood tale: set at the time of Jane’s downfall and following her journey through to her trial and execution, each chapter moves between the past and the “present,” using a rich abundance of primary source material (some of which has never been published) in order to paint a vivid picture of Jane’s short and turbulent life. This dramatic narrative traces the dangerous...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A portrait of Elizabeth I's kinswoman Lettice Knollys describes how she navigated the courts of three different monarchs and in spite of decades of favor, dared to cross the queen by secretly marrying Elizabeth I's one-time suitor, Robert Dudley.
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Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In 1485, Henry Tudor triumphed over staggering odds to become the first Tudor King of England. His victory owed much to his mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort. Born a Lancaster during the War of the Roses, which saw her house fighting with the Yorks for supremacy, Margaret was caught up in male relatives' plans for the fate of England. She was married to Edmund Tudor, half-brother to the Lancaster King Henry VI. At thirteen, with her husband dead from...
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