Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2016. Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon Please try your request again later. Anne Blankman’s latest YA novel has Milton’s daughter, Elizabeth, rewrite history as we know it by seeking to save her father from execution by following the clues hidden in his manuscripts. | $17.00. The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers: A Novel, Mary Queen of Scotland and The Isles: A Novel, The Splendor Before the Dark: A Novel of the Emperor Nero, “Deeply engaging, it sets a new benchmark for the genre.”—. $9.99. But she was a minor character in that book. Terrifically well researched and written, equally as good as her Henry VIII and Young Nero, I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in Elizabeth I, a novel yes, but everything about it seems to ring true to the times and the known facts. The story follows... Beware, Princess Elizabeth (Young Royals, #2), The Other Countess (The Lacey Chronicles, #1), Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544, The Queen's Lady (The Lacey Chronicles, #2), Bloody Tower: The Diary of Tilly Middleton, London, 1553-1559, The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2; The Cousins War #1), The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10), The Bad Queen: Rules and Instructions for Marie-Antoinette (Young Royals, #6), At the House of the Magician (At the House of the Magician, #1), The Betrayal (At the House of the Magician, #3), The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty, Elisabeth: The Princess Bride, Austria - Hungary, 1853, She Was Nice To Mice: The Other Side of Elizabeth I's Character Never Before Revealed by Previous Historians, The Rogue's Princess (The Lacey Chronicles, #3), The Queen's Spies: The Diary of Kitty Lumsden, 1583-1586, By Royal Command (At the House of the Magician, #2), Bryan Washington on Father Figures and Other Complicated Relationships. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2012. Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2018. One of my favorite historical figures takes center stage in The Accidental Empress; young Elisabeth ‘Sisi’, the Duchess of Bavaria, marries Franz Joseph, Emperor of the Hapsburg Empire…who was supposed to be her sister’s husband. George�s mastery of period detail and her sure navigation through the rocky shoals of Elizabethan politics mean this lengthy novel never flags. (The villain…and villainess…in this series are ones to take the books! Paperback A long and satisfying read. There isn’t a dull moment in this ambitious story, which chronicles the building of a cathedral in a town in England in the 12th century (during a period known as The Anarchy). A note, though: an overwhelming majority of books about Mary Stuart and Elizabeth Tudor are written by white people. Well researched, well written historical fiction, Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2018. George is particularly adept at evoking the atmosphere of the Tudor court; I could almost taste the wine and smell the roasted venison! The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Burial Rites, by Hannah Kent Michael Dobson and Nicola J Watson are the authors of England's Elizabeth: An Afterlife in Fame and Fantasy (Oxford, 2002). This is not a novel to be read in a day or even two (it's almost 700 pages) - Margaret George's novels are meant to be savored and absorbed slowly. Letttice Knollyes and Bess Throckmorton make suitable mean girls, poking a stick at their leader, knowing she'll react, then condemning her when she does. This is, in my view, as brilliant as her "Autobiography of Henry VIII", which I have read twice and enjoyed even more the second time. Another novel in which a hidden truth about history is revealed and explored—based on the true story of the woman who concealed herself as a man and rose so high that she became Pope. $13.99 This YA, by Carolyn Meyer, might appeal to fans of Reign. Another historical epic retold by Anne Blankman, this time by the adopted niece of Adolf Hitler in 1930’s Germany. NOOK Book The following lists cover various media, enduring works of high art, and recent representations in popular culture, film and fiction. list created January 5th, 2010 Brilliant! Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2012. A sweeping romance with well-researched, if slightly embellished, history. The mother of impressionist painter Camille Pissarro finally has her story told—after a lifetime of bending to the will of others, including a protective mother, a father who married her off to save his own skin, and a husband she does not love, the chance at a love affair awakens something in her, and will ultimately change history, Paperback Elizabeth I of England has inspired artistic and cultural works for over four centuries. Please try again. --This text refers to the. (Apr. Revisionist history as only Stephen King can write it: in which a time traveler attempts to prevent the assassination of JFK. $10.98 $9.99. Her vanities and fears for England, her loves and machinations are placed in direct opposite to Lettice Knollys, her rival for Dudley, the mother of Essex and a constant buzzing wasp throughput their mutual history. Elizabeth is drawn as a vibrant, determined and sometimes quixotic figure. $16.50 check out our list of 100 must-read books of medieval historical fiction. Paperback Instead, the fiery young queen finds herself embroiled in a murder scandal that could cost her the crown. Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antoinette, by Sena Jeter Naslund Thank you for signing up! They should have been able to co-exist as queens and neighbors, but sixteenth century England was never going to allow that. Took one star as it can sometimes be rather dry but not too badly as I finished and overall was happy with it on a whole. Paperback I mean, just look at the list of books about her on Amazon. At least one new novel featuring Queen Elizabeth is published every year as her remarkable life continues to inspire writers to write her story. The two decades that followed paved the way for even more bloodshed as they grappled for power while their country suffered.
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