Young Elizabeth

Elizabeth I is one of Englands most famous monarchs, whose story as the Virgin Queen is well known. But queenship was by no means a certain path for Henry VIIIs younger daughter, who spent the majority of her early years as a girl with an uncertain future. This colourful and immensely detailed biography charts Elizabeths turbulent and unstable upbringing, from the Wyatt Rebellion a plot to topple her half-sister, Mary, from her throne to the predatory attentions of Sir Thomas Seymour and the heartbreaking rift with her beloved stepmother Katherine Parr. When Elizabeth became queen, she had already endured more tumult than many monarchs experienced in a lifetime, and this truly comprehensive account explores the dangers and tragedies that plagued her early life. Best-selling author 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. This is a nuanced, authentic and utterly gripping biography that throws new light onto the early life of this iconic monarch. The heart-racing story of Elizabeths youth as she steered her way through perilous waters towards Englands throne is one of the most sensational of its time.