Young Bess
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- 10 uur lezen
'I doubt if anyone could create more perfectly than Miss Irwin, the illusion of a vanished age.' - Observer
De Elizabeth Trilogie Reeks
Deze serie duikt in het leven van een jonge prinses die zich een weg baant door verraderlijke politieke spelletjes en gevaarlijke hofintriges. Volg haar reis door onverwachte wendingen terwijl ze leert verborgen motieven te onderscheiden en haar lot te vormen in turbulente tijden. Het biedt een boeiende kijk op het aristocratische leven en de krachten die de geschiedenis hebben gevormd.
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Good Queen Bess - 2: Elizabeth, Captive Princess
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- 12 uur lezen
A brother dead; a cousin executed; imprisonment in the Tower--in the aftermath of Edward VI's demise England is in turmoil and young Elizabeth's position is precarious. But while she is prey to the Queen's jealous suspicions, Queen Mary is fading; while Elizabeth is twenty and healthy. The country looks to the young princess for its future. Imperious, high spirited, fighting for her life, Elizabeth already shows the diplomacy, the baffling changes of mood, and the power to win men's devotion for which she would be famous as Queen. This is the second book in the series started in Queen Bess.
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Elizabeth and the Prince of Spain
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- 12 uur lezen
Philip of Spain, unwilling bridegroom of Queen Mary, has been warned about the Queen's half-sister, the young Elizabeth. According to reports, she is a heretic, a rebel and a potential enemy with 'a spirit full of enchantment'. An alluring description and one that immediately intrigues, rather than deters, the foreign prince.
