false 1933181 11 Alison Weir was already one of Britain's most popular historians when she wrote her first novel, "Innocent Traitor", which hit the "Sunday Times" bestseller list to a chorus of praise. Now, in her second novel, Alison Weir goes to the heart of Tudor England at its most dangerous and faction-riven in telling the story of Elizabeth I before she became queen. The towering capricious 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, both political and sexual, are unbridled. And, an ever-present ghost, the enigmatic, seductive figure of her mother Anne Boleyn, executed by Henry, 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. 1935630 book 29 4 2008 The Lady Elizabeth: A Novel total:1400|5:304|4:649|3:364|2:69|1:14| 1400 5360 2554 332 2 2 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 24 09:09:23 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 10:22:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Fri May 16 14:21:52 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 14:29:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 12:44:48 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 06:40:00 -0800 2008
OMG, so good!

This is the second fiction novel from Alison Weir, the fabulous Tudor historian who wrote many biographies, including The Six Wives of Henry VIII, and The Children of Henry VIII. But last year she gave...more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 09 10:30:22 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 10:31:29 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Nov 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 16:48:17 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 16:53:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Nov 18 09:27:06 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 11:28:41 -0800 2008 During King Henry's realm, one had better think of everything said or else it could have been construed as treasonous and off with your head. This historical novel follows Elizabeth from her contorversial birth from Ann Boleyn, the ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 23:55:30 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 23:57:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 23 20:59:05 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 07:21:51 -0700 2008 The Six Wives of Henry VIII. In 2006 she published her first historical novel, the excellent Innocent Traitor, which told the fascinating and tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 06:05:56 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 06:18:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Dec 23 18:08:29 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 18:09:04 -0800 2008
I am very impressed with Alison Weir’s storytelling ability. ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 10:16:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 10:16:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 17 09:35:49 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 09:36:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jul 09 05:16:38 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 05:33:26 -0700 2009
This is the story of the early part of Elizabeth's life, from the execution of her mother Anne Boleyn in 1536 (a...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 01:34:52 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 02:42:04 -0700 2009
The life of Elizabeth Tudor is very well known, yet still continues to fascinate. Alison Weir throws her fiction hat into the ring with a novel that covers Elizabeth's life until her ascension to the throne.

I enjoyed Weir's novel about Lady Jane Grey, Inn...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 15 11:03:32 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 11:10:39 -0700 2009
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