Abbott begins with the marriage tangles of Henry VIII and Elizabeth’s mother Anne Boleyn, then follows the princess through a precarious childhood, the fall of Lady Jane Grey, Mary Tudor’s Spanish match and her own imprisonment in the Tower. The reign that follows is told plainly, with the author’s insistence on sticking to recorded fact.
One of the long-popular Makers of History biographies, ideal for younger readers or a first account of the queen. Download the free EPUB.