Elizabeth's Women: The Hidden Story of the Virgin Queen - Tracy Borman

So many biographies have been written about the life and times of one of England's longest-lived and longest-reigning sovereigns of medieval times that one might wonder whether there is anything new left to say about her. However, Tracy Borman has found an interesting new angle – by telling the story of her life through the women closest to her. It begins with the courtship of her parents, Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn, who was so desperate to give him the son he ardently desired. When she gave birth to Elizabeth in 1533, only three months after they were married, it was a major ... more