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Title: Elizabeth, Captive Princess
Author: Margaret Irwin
Narrator: Carole Boyd
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-18-16
Publisher: Audible Studios
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
July, 1553. Sibling rivalry has never been more turbulent and perilous than between the daughters of King Henry VIII. Queen Mary Tudor has just won possession of the throne, but her younger half-sister - the beautiful and vivacious Princess Elizabeth - holds the hearts of the people. Knowing this, Mary banishes her sibling to a country retreat, determined to keep her as far away from court life as possible. But Marys health is fading fast and her power beginning to crumble.
The people of England are crying out for a new monarch and it seems, at last, they may have their wish and crown their beloved Bess as Queen. In these treacherous times, when all about her lies secrecy and deception, Elizabeth must rely on her faith and courage if she is to rise to fulfil her destiny.
Critic Reviews:
"Vivid and psychologically brilliant." (Times Literary Supplement)
Members Reviews:
Still Fresh after 70 Years
I have repurposed this review from the first book in the trilogy, Young Bess, since my review applies to both novels.
I first read this as an almost-teenager back in the late 1950s. The copy I read (and still have) was my parents' Book of the Month Club edition. Other reviewers have done a good job describing the story; my point is that the staying power of this novel and the sequel, Elizabeth, Captive Princess, speaks to the amazing job the author did bringing Elizabeth's early years to life. It is amazing that Elizabeth survived to come to the throne. The final book in the trilogy, Elizabeth and the Prince of Spain, isn't as thrilling, but that might be because the central tension of the first two novels, Will Elizabeth Survive?, is missing here.
The first time I read the novels, it was easy to identify with the young Elizabeth, because in a sense they are coming-of-age stories. I have reread them over the years and still find them gripping. These books set me off on a life-long love of historical fiction, or as I like to think of it, chocolate-covered history.
An historical aside about the books is that the subtitles are not original.
A good read.
This was a gift for a teenager. I read it at that age and loved it and it started me on many years of reading and studying about Tudor England.
bought for my great-granddaughter
this was one of my favorite books as a young teen-ager - what might be called a "tween" now. History hasn't changed in the first Elizabethan era and Margaret Irwin's books are sure to please.
Elizabeth, Captive Princess is a book fit for a Princess or Queen.
King Henry VIII is dead. King Edward is lying in his bed about to die as well. Who will reign next? It was thought that Lady Jane Grey would but she has been executed. Now, it is between Mary and Elizabeth. Elizabeth knows she will be a better Queen than Mary. Unfortunately because Mary is the older of the two, it makes sense that Mary would be the next Queen. Of course, Mary does becomes Queen. Though not a lot of people are happy about it. There is a plot to get Mary out of the throne. Mary is stubborn and won't give up the throne easily. Elizabeth is conniving and is trying to find a way to overthrow Mary. Will she succeed?
Elizabeth, Captive Princess is book two in the Elizabeth I trilogy. I read the first book, Young Bess because I was interested in getting to know Elizabeth better.
