In January 1342, King Robert the Wise dies. Ruler of one of the largest, wealthiest and most sophisticated kingdoms in Europe, he has named as his sole heir his sixteen-year-old granddaughter, Joanna, or, if she dies without issue, her thirteen-year-old sister Maria. Born in a male-dominated world i
Young Bess The Girl Who Would Be Queen
β Scribed by Irwin, Margaret
- Book ID
- 108713220
- Publisher
- Allison & Busby
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 420 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
Growing up in the shadow of her mother, the infamous Anne Boleyn, young Princess Elizabeth has learnt to be continuously on the watch for the political games played out around her. It is never certain when one might rise in, or precariously fall out of, royal favour. But when her distant father, Henry VIII, dies, the future brightens for Elizabeth. She is able to set up a home with Henryβs last wife, Katherine Parr, who now has a new husband, Tom Seymour.
Tom, however, is playing a risky game. Marrying a widowed queen is one thing; flirting with the Kingβs daughter and second in line to the throne is another. As the adolescent Elizabeth finds herself dangerously attracted to him, tragedy looms ahead for her and the kingdom . . .
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