The Lady Elizabeth

Synopsis of The Lady Elizabeth

«The Lady Elizabeth» is the historical novel by Alison Weir, published by Arrow in paperback (496 pages, in English).

It recreates the youth of Elizabeth I of England from 1536, when her mother Anne Boleyn is executed for treason and she is disinherited and declared a bastard by Henry VIII. The future queen must rely on her intelligence to dodge conspiracies and others' ambitions while trying to regain her place in the line of succession.

First instalment of Alison Weir's «Elizabeth I» series according to Goodreads; the Arrow edition dates from 2009.

For readers of historical fiction about the Tudor dynasty and followers of Alison Weir interested in the life of Elizabeth I before her reign.