Young Elizabeth : Princess. Prisoner. Queen.

Drawing on primary sources from both Elizabeth herself 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.

<p><b>Elizabeth 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.</b><br><br>This <b>colourful</b> and <b>immensely detailed</b> biography charts Elizabeth’s 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 <b>more tumult than many monarchs experienced in a lifetime</b>, and this <b>truly comprehensive account</b> explores the dangers and tragedies that plagued her early life.<br><br>Bestselling author Nicola Tallis draws on <b>primary sources</b> written by Elizabeth herself and her contemporaries, providing <b>an extensive and thorough study of an exceptionally resilient young girl</b> whose early life would shape the queen she later became. This is a <b>nuanced, authentic and utterly gripping</b> biography that throws new light onto the early life of this <b>iconic monarch</b>. The <b>heart-racing story</b> of Elizabeth’s youth as she steered her way through perilous waters towards England’s throne is one of the most <b>sensational</b> of its time.</p>