{"product_id":"9781789295191-young-elizabeth","title":"Young Elizabeth","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrincess. Prisoner. Queen. (As featured in The Rest is History and History Extra)\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on primary sources from both Elizabeth herself - including some from her own hand - and those closest to her during her tumultuous youth, this is the first fully comprehensive biography of the early life of Elizabeth I in over twenty years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs seen on \u003ci\u003eThe Rest is History \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e History Extra.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Through Tallis’s brilliant writing we see how Elizabeth was shaped.' - Alice Loxton, \u003ci\u003eBBC History Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eA pacy narrative, written with a clear love for and detailed knowledge of her subject.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A nuanced and realistic portrait of a formidable and multi-faceted woman.' - \u003ci\u003eTudor Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e____________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Elizabeth became queen, she had already endured \u003cb\u003emore tumult than many monarchs experienced in a lifetime\u003c\/b\u003e. This \u003cb\u003ecolourful\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003e immensely detailed\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003cb\u003ean extensive and thorough study of an exceptionally resilient youngster \u003c\/b\u003ewhose 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41524863926369,"sku":"9781789295191","price":21.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29864430.jpg?v=1754635627","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781789295191-young-elizabeth","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}