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The Lady Elizabeth is a fascinating story of a woman far ahead of her time-a orphaned girl haunted by the shadow of the axe, a girl who must use her wits for her very survival, and a future queen whose dramatic path to the throne shapes her future greatness. It has suspense, tragedy and intrigue that you would expect of this time. It has the strong and vivid characters we long to read about. One of Alison Weir's best novels.

Covering her birth through her titling as queen, it gives the history of Mary Tudor‘s rule and the brief rule of Edward. Hard to find books on that in between part of history. Weir is my favorite for teaching the history and giving the fictional thoughts of the subject as well. This book gave me a greater knowledge of Elizabeth‘s early relationships, vast intelligence, and place within all the other personalities in this time period.

Start to read this book. Love Tudor history.

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#bookhaul from my bi-monthly visit to my 2 favorite used bookstores. All these for $17. 😀😀 Now to find room for them....😨
Anyone see anything they loved? Or couldn't stand?

I have learned from Alison Weir's work how smart, self-composed and wise Elizabeth was, even young. No - she would not have whispered something so trite and trivial. This convo - no. Sadly, there are many like this, or worse.

The writing is terrible. I found myself editing in my head to make the sentences flow.

I highly recommend her non-fiction. The real story is riveting - I recommend The Children of Henry VIII instead of this.

Currently reading for my historical fiction category. I adore Alison Weir's nonfiction and read The Children of Henry VIII, which deals with the same period, so I know the story. I must say her fiction is not at all impressive - the writing is almost childish - she writes nonfiction almost like a novel, but a novelist she clearly is not... the story is compelling, however.

I am now a total Alison Weir addict. This is the second of her historical novels and tells the story of Elizabeth I's early life and her battle to secure the crown. I have been totally immersed in Tudor England for the last two books. Absolutely brilliant. On to another...

Ok, new addiction. Can't get enough of Weir's Tudor fiction. I think I could happily read her entire backlist back to back right now.