- Hardcover: 286 pages
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (18 Nov 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0230618278
- ISBN-13: 978-0230618275
- Product Dimensions: 21.7 x 13.9 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,417,763 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"This book is a welcome addition to the sparse literature about one of England's more dynastically important queens. Illuminating and fascinating."--"Renaissance Quarterly"
"Arlene Okerlund's lucid biography of Elizabeth of York draws on detailed research to provide a long overdue account of the tumultuous life of one of England's best loved queens. It is a compelling tale of Renaissance culture and ritual, intrigue and tragedy."-- J. L. Laynesmith, Author of "The Last Medieval Queens"
"This work aims to rescue the queen from the perception that she was a merely marginal player in the establishment of the Tudor dynasty. Forced to negotiate complex family relationships while maintaining a loving relationship with her husband and king, Okerlund's Elizabeth emerges as a figure central to the accomplishments of the first Tudor court, so much so that her early death produced a catastrophe from which Henry never recovered. Okerlund's biography produces a lively narrative and a credibl
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'Arlene Okerlund's lucid biography of Elizabeth of York draws on detailed research to provide a long overdue account of the tumultuous life of one of England's best loved queens. It is a compelling tale of Renaissance culture and ritual, intrigue and tragedy.' - J. L.Laynesmith, Author of The Last Medieval Queens
'This work aims to rescue the queen from the perception that she was a merely marginal player in the establishment of the Tudor dynasty. Forced to negotiate complex family relationships while maintaining a loving relationship with her husband and king, Okerlund's Elizabeth emerges as a figure central to the accomplishments of the first Tudor court, so much so that her early death produced a catastrophe from which Henry never recovered. Okerlund's biography produces a lively narrative and a credible portrait of the queen's character together with a meticulous reassessment of the available evidence.' - Gordon Kipling, Professor of English, University of California, Los Angeles
'This book is a welcome addition to the sparse literature about one of England's more dynastically important queens. Illuminating and fascinating.' - Renaissance Quarterly
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
'This work aims to rescue the queen from the perception that she was a merely marginal player in the establishment of the Tudor dynasty. Forced to negotiate complex family relationships while maintaining a loving relationship with her husband and king, Okerlund's Elizabeth emerges as a figure central to the accomplishments of the first Tudor court, so much so that her early death produced a catastrophe from which Henry never recovered. Okerlund's biography produces a lively narrative and a credible portrait of the queen's character together with a meticulous reassessment of the available evidence.' - Gordon Kipling, Professor of English, University of California, Los Angeles
'This book is a welcome addition to the sparse literature about one of England's more dynastically important queens. Illuminating and fascinating.' - Renaissance Quarterly
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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