In this, the second of Margaret Irwin’s great trilogy about the life of ‘Good Queen Bess’, Elizabeth I, the imperious, high spirited heroine of Young Bess finds herself the prey of her sister Mary’s jealous suspicions. The death of her young brother, Edward IV; the accession of Bloody Mary; the execution of Lady Jane Grey; her own imprisonment in the Tower of London; and the arrival of Philip of Spain to marry Queen Mary provide the powerful background to Irwin’s masterful novel as Elizabeth strives to achieve her ambition, the Crown of England.
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Irwin took the same tack with these volumes as Shakespeare did centuries before her: namely, using real events in her country's history as the basis for her fiction. Both titles, published in 1953 and 1948, respectively, follow young Elizabeth; her half-sister Queen Mary; Mary's fianc?, Philip of Spain; and a cast of courtly players, most of whom are Royal pains.
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Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"Vivid and psychologically brilliant." --Times Literary Supplement
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A Highly Entertaining Book Based on Accurate Facts,
By "orionaldeberan" (STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Elizabeth, Captive Princess (Paperback)
I would highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in Elizabeth I. Although it is written in a storybook fashion with the characters "speaking" to one another, it is factually accurate and puts you in the center of the action. I think the author has done a marvellous job of interweaving actual historical facts with her character's dialog and actions. Its' writing style makes the characters seem vividly real and gets the reader emotionally involved. As a schoolboy in England, I had studied text books about Elizabeth, but this book gave me a whole new level of respect for someone who I had already held in high esteem. Highly recommended.
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Elizabeth, Captive Princess is a book fit for a Princess or Queen.,
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This review is from: Elizabeth, Captive Princess (Good Queen Bess 2) (Paperback)
King Henry VIII is dead. King Edward is lying in his bed about to die as well. Who will reign next? It was thought that Lady Jane Grey would but she has been executed. Now, it is between Mary and Elizabeth. Elizabeth knows she will be a better Queen than Mary. Unfortunately because Mary is the older of the two, it makes sense that Mary would be the next Queen. Of course, Mary does becomes Queen. Though not a lot of people are happy about it. There is a plot to get Mary out of the throne. Mary is stubborn and won't give up the throne easily. Elizabeth is conniving and is trying to find a way to overthrow Mary. Will she succeed?
Elizabeth, Captive Princess is book two in the Elizabeth I trilogy. I read the first book, Young Bess because I was interested in getting to know Elizabeth better. A lot of the books about the Tudors is about King Henry VIII, his wife Anne, his daughter Mary and his son, Edward but there are not a lot of books about Elizabeth. I think she is overlooked. She is very intelligent and knows what her goals are and hold to achieve them. On the flip side, while I am liking this trilogy, I found this book to be a bit slow. I didn't find the characters that interesting and at times the story moved really slowly. Though, there were some hit and misses with this book for me; I still can't wait to finish this trilogy. Elizabeth, Captive Princess is a book fit for a Princess or Queen.
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realistic prose,
This review is from: Elizabeth, Captive Princess (Good Queen Bess 2) (Paperback)
this is a fabulous book. it is a fictional story of the relationship between
princess elizabeth and queen mary. they were half sisters and their relationship was extremely complicated. they seemed to have a cat/mouse...love(?)/hate... up/down history with eachother. i think few of us would want to trade places with either of these women! the dialog is exactly how i believe they would have spoke to eachother. the author has written a classic. this is very enjoyable for fans of elizabeth. ***as a side note,there is no "described" terror/gore in this book,only that, "so and so was executed" and it is left to the imagination.***
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Duke Dudley, King Edward, Queen Mary, King Henry, Queen Jane, Sir John, Lady Mary, King Harry, Lady Jane, Nan Bullen, Jane Grey, Robin Dudley, Prince Philip, Bishop Gardiner, Cat Ashley, Lord Admiral, Queen Katherine, Roger Ascham, Sir Henry Bedingfeld, Cock Robin, Duke of Suffolk, Edward Courtenay, Jack Dudley, Philip of Spain, Queen of England New!
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Duke Dudley, King Edward, Queen Mary, King Henry, Queen Jane, Sir John, Lady Mary, King Harry, Lady Jane, Nan Bullen, Jane Grey, Robin Dudley, Prince Philip, Bishop Gardiner, Cat Ashley, Lord Admiral, Queen Katherine, Roger Ascham, Sir Henry Bedingfeld, Cock Robin, Duke of Suffolk, Edward Courtenay, Jack Dudley, Philip of Spain, Queen of England New!
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- The Myth of Elizabeth by Susan Doran on page 141
- The Culture of History: English Uses of the Past 1800-1953 by Billie Melman in Back Matter
- England's Elizabeth: An Afterlife in Fame and Fantasy by Nicola J. Watson on page 249
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