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Loading... Elizabeth I: The Novel (edition 2012)by Margaret George
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I really like Margaret George's style. It is quite easy to keep all the characters in order. This isn't always easy when reading historical fiction (or non-fiction), with the past habit of everyone naming their children after the reigning monarch-or after their ancestors, who were also named after the reigning monarch! Elizabeth I is probably my favorite historical figure. I do quite like the suthor's decision to begin the book during the latter part of her reign; I get tired of reading about Elizabeth's bizarre childhood, teens, and relationship with her sister. She certainly wasn't a bore. I have always believed she truly loved her country and its people, and was determined to do what was best for both. This book reveals a kinder and gentler Queen Elizabeth. Some of her infamous irascibility was plausibly explained or entirely removed. I do feel as if the chaos and confused entitlement that must have occurred in Essex's brain came through. What a tragedy his life turned out to be, for everyone involved. Now let's have a book about Lettice Knollys! no reviews | add a review
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Elizabeth's rival for the love of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and mother to the Earl of Essex, the mercurial nobleman who challenged Elizabeth's throne, Lettice Knollys had been intertwined with Elizabeth since childhood. They are both women of fierce intellect and desire: one trying to protect her country, and throne, the other trying to regain power and position for her family and each vying to convince the reader of her own private vision of the truth. No library descriptions found. |
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In this novel, her flame-haired, lookalike cousin, Lettice Knollys, thinks she knows all too well. Elizabeth's rival for the love of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and mother to the Earl of Essex, the mercurial nobleman who challenged Elizabeth's throne, Lettice had been intertwined with Elizabeth since childhood. This is a story of two women of fierce intellect and desire, one trying to protect her country and throne, the other trying to regain power and position for her family - and each vying to convince the listener of her own private vision of the truth about Elizabeth's character. Their gripping drama is acted out at the height Elizabethan age's flowering. Shakespeare, Marlowe, Dudley, Raleigh, Drake - all of them swirl through this novel as they swirled through the court and on the high seas.