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The Lady Elizabeth / a novel

Much has been written about "the virgin Queen," but little attention has been paid to her tumultuous early life, when her path to the throne and her very survival were at risk. In this gripping, historically authentic novel, bestselling historian Alison Weir paints a vivid portrait of Elizabeth I. From the deaths of her parents, Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII, to the fanaticism of her sister, Mary I, Weir traces one of the most fascinating periods in English history through the eyes of the woman who would decide its future.

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  • "Much has been written about "the virgin Queen," but little attention has been paid to her tumultuous early life, when her path to the throne and her very survival were at risk. In this gripping, historically authentic novel, bestselling historian Alison Weir paints a vivid portrait of Elizabeth I. From the deaths of her parents, Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII, to the fanaticism of her sister, Mary I, Weir traces one of the most fascinating periods in English history through the eyes of the woman who would decide its future."@en
  • "The novel tells the story of Elizabeth I before she becomes Queen. Those who play powerful roles in her childhood include her father, Henry VIII ; Mary, her sister, later a lethal threat ; Edward a rigid & sad little King ; and her mother, Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth learns early that the adult world around her contains many threats that must be negotiated if she is to keep her heart, and her head."
  • "Much has been written about "the virgin Queen," but little attention has been paid to her tumultuous early life, when her path to the throne and her very survival were at risk. In this gripping, historically authentic novel, bestselling historian Alison Weir paints a vivid portrait of Elizabeth I. From the deaths of her parents, Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII, to the fanaticism of her sister, Mary I, Weir traces one of the most fascinating periods in English history through the eyes of the woman who would decide its future."
  • "The towering figure of Henry VIII dominates her childhood, but others play powerful roles: Mary, first a loving sister, then as queen, a lethal threat; Edward, the rigid and sad little King; Thomas Seymour, the Lord High Admiral, whose ambitions are unbridled. And, an ever-present ghost, the enigmatic, seductive figure of her mother Anne Boleyn, whose story Elizabeth must unravel. Elizabeth learns early that the adult world contains many threats that have to be negotiated if she is to keep her heart and her head."
  • "A 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."
  • "A 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."@en
  • "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."
  • "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."@en

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  • "History"@tr
  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Biographical fiction"
  • "Biographical fiction"@en
  • "Anglické romány"
  • "Biographical novels"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Historical novels"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Biografické romány"
  • "Historické romány"
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Large type books"
  • "English fiction"
  • "Fiction"@tr
  • "Fiction"
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  • "Ledi Ėlizabet"
  • "The Lady Elizabeth / a novel"@en
  • "The Lady Elizabeth"@en
  • "The Lady Elizabeth"
  • "The Lady Elizabeth : a novel ; [her fight for survival - and for the crown]"
  • "Леди Элизабет"
  • "Leydi Elizabeth : Bakire kraliçe"@tr
  • "The Lady Elizabeth : a novel"@en
  • "The Lady Elizabeth : a novel"
  • "Princezna Alžběta : dramatická cesta k trůnu"
  • "Lady Elizabeth"@hu
  • "The Lady Elizabeth a novel"
  • "The Lady Elizabeth a novel"@en

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