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Elizabeth I is one of England's most famous monarchs, whose story as
the ‘Virgin Queen’ is well known. But queenship was by no means a
certain path for Henry VIII’s younger daughter, who spent the majority
of her early years as a girl with an uncertain future.
Before she was three years old Elizabeth had been both a princess and
then a bastard following the brutal execution of her mother, Anne
Boleyn. After losing several stepmothers and then her father, the
teenage Elizabeth was confronted with the predatory attentions of Sir
Thomas Seymour. The result was devastating, causing a heartbreaking
rift with her beloved stepmother Katherine Parr.
Elizabeth was placed in further jeopardy when she was implicated in the
Wyatt Rebellion of 1554 – a plot to topple her half-sister, Mary, from
her throne. Imprisoned in the Tower of London where her mother had lost
her life, under intense pressure and interrogation Elizabeth adamantly
protested her innocence. Though she was eventually liberated, she spent
the remainder of Mary’s reign under a dark cloud. On 17 November 1558,
however, the uncertainty of Elizabeth’s future came to an end when she
succeeded to the throne at the age of twenty-five.
When Elizabeth became queen, she had already endured more tumult than
many monarchs experienced in a lifetime. This colourful and immensely
detailed biography charts Elizabeth’s turbulent and unstable
upbringing, exploring the dangers and tragedies that plagued her early
life. Nicola Tallis draws on primary sources written by Elizabeth
herself and her contemporaries, providing an extensive and thorough
study of an exceptionally resilient youngster whose early life would
shape the queen she later became. The heart racing story of Elizabeth’s
youth as she steered her way through perilous waters towards England’s
throne is one of the most sensational of its time.
Elizabeth I is one of England’s most famous monarchs, whose story
as the ‘Virgin Queen’ is well known. But queenship was by no
means a certain path for Henry VIII’s younger daughter, who spent
the majority of her early years as a girl with an uncertain future.
Before she was three years old Elizabeth had been both a princess,
and then a bastard following the brutal execution of her mother,
Anne Boleyn. After losing several stepmothers and then her father,
the teenage Elizabeth was confronted with the predatory attentions
of Sir Thomas Seymour. The result was devastating, causing a
heartbreaking rift with her beloved stepmother Katherine Parr.
Elizabeth was placed in further jeopardy when she was implicated in
the Wyatt Rebellion of 1554 – a plot to topple her half-sister,
Mary, from her throne. Imprisoned in the Tower of London where her
mother had lost her life, under intense pressure and interrogation
Elizabeth adamantly protested her innocence. Though she was
eventually liberated, she spent the remainder of Mary’s reign
under a dark cloud. On 17 November 1558, however, the uncertainty
of Elizabeth’s future came to an end when she succeeded to the
throne at the age of twenty-five. When Elizabeth became queen, she
had already endured more tumult than many monarchs experienced in a
lifetime. This colourful and immensely detailed biography charts
Elizabeth’s turbulent and unstable upbringing, exploring the
dangers and tragedies that plagued her early life. Nicola Tallis
draws on primary sources written by Elizabeth herself and her
contemporaries, providing an extensive and thorough study of an
exceptionally resilient youngster whose early life would shape the
queen she later became. The heart racing story of Elizabeth’s
youth as she steered her way through perilous waters towards
England’s throne is one of the most sensational of its time.
Good people, I am come hither to die, and by a law I am condemned
to the same. These were the words uttered by the seventeen-year-old
Lady Jane Grey as she stood on the scaffold awaiting death on a
cold February morning in 1554. Forced onto the throne by the great
power players at court, Queen Jane reigned for just thirteen
tumultuous days before being imprisoned in the Tower, condemned for
high treason and executed. In this dramatic retelling of an often
misread tale, historian and researcher Nicola Tallis explores a
range of evidence that has never before been used in a biography to
sweep away the many myths and reveal the moving, human story of an
extraordinarily intelligent, independent and courageous young
woman.
A different take on a popular topic, this book uncovers the
exciting history of the jewels and jewellery worn and used by the
later medieval and Tudor Queens of England from Margaret of Anjou
to Katherine Parr. Enabling general readers to see how jewellery
was used by Queens to assert their power and influence in their
husband's courts. Dr Tallis is an experienced writer of non-fiction
to a public audience; this book is accessibly written for an
educated popular audience and undergraduate students. Explores the
lives of ten queen consorts across 100 years, providing students
and general readers alike with a long duree view into Queenship,
women's history and material culture.
A different take on a popular topic, this book uncovers the
exciting history of the jewels and jewellery worn and used by the
later medieval and Tudor Queens of England from Margaret of Anjou
to Katherine Parr. Enabling general readers to see how jewellery
was used by Queens to assert their power and influence in their
husband's courts. Dr Tallis is an experienced writer of non-fiction
to a public audience; this book is accessibly written for an
educated popular audience and undergraduate students. Explores the
lives of ten queen consorts across 100 years, providing students
and general readers alike with a long duree view into Queenship,
women's history and material culture.
'Nicola Tallis, one of our great popular historians.' Alison Weir
The first biography of Lettice Knollys, one of the most prominent women of the Elizabethan era.
Cousin to Elizabeth I - and very likely also Henry VIII's illegitimate granddaughter - Lettice Knollys had a life of dizzying highs and pitiful lows. Darling of the court, entangled in a love triangle with Robert Dudley and Elizabeth I, banished from court, plagued by scandals of affairs and murder, embroiled in treason, Lettice would go on to lose a husband and beloved son to the executioner's axe. Living to the astonishing age of ninety-one, Lettice's tale gives us a remarkable, personal lens on to the grand sweep of the Tudor Age, with those closest to her often at the heart of the events that defined it.
In the first ever biography of this extraordinary woman, Nicola Tallis's dramatic narrative takes us through those events, including the religious turmoil, plots and intrigues of Mary, Queen of Scots, attempted coups, and bloody Irish conflicts, among others. Surviving well into the reign of Charles I, Lettice truly was the last of the great Elizabethans.
As the battle for royal supremacy raged between the houses of
Lancaster and York, Margaret Beaufort, who was descended from
Edward III and proved to be a critical threat to the Yorkist cause,
was forced to give up her son - she would be separated from him for
fourteen years. Surrounded by conspiracies in the enemy Yorkist
court, Margaret remained steadfast, only just escaping the
headman's axe as she plotted to overthrow Richard III and secure
her son the throne. Against all odds, in 1485 Henry Tudor was
victorious on the battlefield at Bosworth. Margaret's unceasing
efforts and royal blood saw her son crowned King Henry VII, and
Margaret became the most powerful woman in England. Nicola Tallis
unmasks the many myths that have attached themselves to Margaret
and reveals the real woman: an independent and vibrant character,
who would risk everything to become Queen in all but name.
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