- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Allison & Busby; New edition edition (4 Aug 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0749003898
- ISBN-13: 978-0749003890
- Product Dimensions: 19.9 x 13.1 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,852,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The death of her young brother; the accession of Mary; the execution of Lady Jane Grey; and her own imprisonment in the Tower of London provide the background to this novel, the second of the author's trilogy about the life of "Good Queen Bess", Elizabeth I.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic trilogy...,
By Acinom (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Elizabeth, Captive Princess (Elizabeth Trilogy 2) (Paperback)
Incredibly well written. Psychologically compelling characterisation. Romantic, yet not at all high blown. This is quality stuff.
This is the second book in the series. Start with 'Young Bess'.
5.0 out of 5 stars
'Much suspected by me, Nothing proved can be, Elizabeth, prisoner',,
By Gary Selikow (Great Kush) - See all my reviews
This review is from: ELIZABETH, CAPTIVE PRINCESS (Good Queen Bess 2) (Paperback)
This captivating novel about the young Princess Elizabeth during the reigns of her brother Edward VI and her sister Mary I during the time during the time when she came under suspicion of being involved in treasonable plots and closely watched and kept in semi-captivity with the threat of the axe always hanging over her head.
This novel encapsulates intelligent and passionate dialogue, which could have been taken from a dramatic historical play, and effectively delves into the mind of Elizabeth, with consummate understanding of psychology, who it presents as a headstrong, imperious, courageous and intelligent, not hesitant to use her sexual attractiveness to her advantage - an ultimate survivor. This book traces the political machinations of the time as well, and also the tragic story of the Queen for nine days, Lady Jane Grey and her execution at the hands of Mary, a fate that could well have befallen Elizabeth. Characters such as Lady Jane and Queen Mary's minds are probes here with the same consummate skill that the author does for Elizabeth during these times. The dangerous times of the rule by the neurotic and fanatical Mary I are captured and the drama of these perilous days for Elizabeth captured by what she wrote at the time 'Much suspected by me, Nothing proved can be, Elizabeth, prisoner'.
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4.0 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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A Highly Entertaining Book Based on Accurate Facts,
By "orionaldeberan" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Elizabeth, Captive Princess (Elizabeth Trilogy 2) (Paperback)
I would highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in Elizabeth I. Although it is written in a storybook fashion with the characters "speaking" to one another, it is factually accurate and puts you in the center of the action. I think the author has done a marvellous job of interweaving actual historical facts with her character's dialog and actions. Its' writing style makes the characters seem vividly real and gets the reader emotionally involved. As a schoolboy in England, I had studied text books about Elizabeth, but this book gave me a whole new level of respect for someone who I had already held in high esteem. Highly recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Elizabeth, Captive Princess is a book fit for a Princess or Queen.,
By Cheryl Koch - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: ELIZABETH, CAPTIVE PRINCESS (Good Queen Bess 2) (Paperback)
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. A lot of the books about the Tudors is about King Henry VIII, his wife Anne, his daughter Mary and his son, Edward but there are not a lot of books about Elizabeth. I think she is overlooked. She is very intelligent and knows what her goals are and hold to achieve them. On the flip side, while I am liking this trilogy, I found this book to be a bit slow. I didn't find the characters that interesting and at times the story moved really slowly. Though, there were some hit and misses with this book for me; I still can't wait to finish this trilogy. Elizabeth, Captive Princess is a book fit for a Princess or Queen.
4.0 out of 5 stars
realistic prose,
By Melissa A. Halliday "book lover" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: ELIZABETH, CAPTIVE PRINCESS (Good Queen Bess 2) (Paperback)
this is a fabulous book. it is a fictional story of the relationship between
princess elizabeth and queen mary. they were half sisters and their relationship was extremely complicated. they seemed to have a cat/mouse...love(?)/hate... up/down history with eachother. i think few of us would want to trade places with either of these women! the dialog is exactly how i believe they would have spoke to eachother. the author has written a classic. this is very enjoyable for fans of elizabeth. ***as a side note,there is no "described" terror/gore in this book,only that, "so and so was executed" and it is left to the imagination.*** |
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