![]() ![]() Elizabeth lived in fear of Edward's illness which might necessitate Mary becoming Queen when their father died. Edward, Elizabeth and Mary's half brother and heir to the throne was a sickly, frail child. Navigation of Mary's hatred was never an easy thing. Mary harbored a long and bitter enmity against Elizabeth. Tearing England apart, Henry married Anne, leaving behind a heart broken wife and his daughter Mary. When Henry became obsessed with Anne Boleyn, his wife, Catherine of Aragon, was a liability that had to be disposed of. ![]() ![]() All too soon, the gaiety could change and the music abruptly end. In favor one minute, banished from court the next, Elizabeth never knew which way the wind would blow.Īn intelligent child, she watched as the ladies with their white powered faces and gold dresses danced and spun as the dandies gave phony praise and homage to their King. ![]() Thoroughly researched, Lasky tells the story of Elizabeth's quest to gain the love of her cruel and fickle father. Unable to produce a male heir, instead, Anne birthed Elizabeth. When she was a mere toddler, her mother Anne Boleyn lost her life as her head was violently severed. Through her young astute eyes we observe court life filled with intrigue, back stabbing, poisoning, pomp and decay.Īt an early age Elizabeth knew that life could be ended suddenly at the whim of her corpulent, obese, powerful and illogical father. The setting of this book is 1544 when Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII, is twelve years old. ![]()
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