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A novel about Elizabeth I and the obstacles, intrigues and tragedies she faced, both as one of Britain's greatest rulers, and as a woman.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the story of Elizabeth I and her great love, Robert Dudley, later Earl of Leicester. It tells the story of their
great passion for each other, and also, Elizabeth's passion for England, and how her desire to be Queen was greater than her desire to be Robert Dudley's lover. You are able to draw your own conclusions as to whether Elizabeth and Leicester were lovers in the true sense of the word, or whether she was merely stringing him along, until, goaded to the limit, he looked elsewhere for what Elizabeth refused him. It also details Elizabeths' flirtations and immense vanity, and her insecurities
which were many. They were immensely suited to each other, both of them being narcissistic in the extreme, vain, proud and haughty. I do believe that they did love each other, and that he truly was the love of Elizabeths' life, and that under different circumstances, they could have been very happy together. However, both of them were very ambitious, and Elizabeth in particular was never going to risk her crown for anything or anyone, not after everything she had to go through to win it!
This is a wonderful story, very well told, and makes you feel as though you were actually there, watching everything take place. I found the ending very sad, very affecting, yet uplifting. It is the ending I would have chosen for their story. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and have read it many times. It is a great story, told with a very human touch, which somehow makes it more real. Excellent!!
great passion for each other, and also, Elizabeth's passion for England, and how her desire to be Queen was greater than her desire to be Robert Dudley's lover. You are able to draw your own conclusions as to whether Elizabeth and Leicester were lovers in the true sense of the word, or whether she was merely stringing him along, until, goaded to the limit, he looked elsewhere for what Elizabeth refused him. It also details Elizabeths' flirtations and immense vanity, and her insecurities
which were many. They were immensely suited to each other, both of them being narcissistic in the extreme, vain, proud and haughty. I do believe that they did love each other, and that he truly was the love of Elizabeths' life, and that under different circumstances, they could have been very happy together. However, both of them were very ambitious, and Elizabeth in particular was never going to risk her crown for anything or anyone, not after everything she had to go through to win it!
This is a wonderful story, very well told, and makes you feel as though you were actually there, watching everything take place. I found the ending very sad, very affecting, yet uplifting. It is the ending I would have chosen for their story. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and have read it many times. It is a great story, told with a very human touch, which somehow makes it more real. Excellent!!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Elizabeth Tudor led a turbulent early life, losing her closest relatives and friends to the axe, she was imprisoned by her sister, Queen Mary, and many times feared for her own life. Early in childhood she was introduced to Robert Dudley and they formed a strong bond that was to last until his death. This is the glorious story of Queen Elizabeth I and the men who served her.
Detailed, moving and highly entertaining this is one of the best novels I have read in a long time. From the first page to the last the book is utterly gripping. Bold characters, passionate scenes, violence and heartbreak, the whole range of human emotions leaps off each page. Portrays Elizabeth as a real person, with real feelings, instead of the two-dimensional character she is sometimes shown as.
A glorious tale, very well told. My only wish is that more historical fiction was as good as this. One of the best novels on the Virgin Queen.
Detailed, moving and highly entertaining this is one of the best novels I have read in a long time. From the first page to the last the book is utterly gripping. Bold characters, passionate scenes, violence and heartbreak, the whole range of human emotions leaps off each page. Portrays Elizabeth as a real person, with real feelings, instead of the two-dimensional character she is sometimes shown as.
A glorious tale, very well told. My only wish is that more historical fiction was as good as this. One of the best novels on the Virgin Queen.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
This book is a truly maginificent piece of historical fiction. I have always been interested in History and the book capulated both fiction and fact in an extremely successful way. It is a wonderful way to read about such a significant monarch in our history, and be able to feel and experience her way of life and feelings. This book puts you in a very sentimental and personal position within the novel, making you feel as if you are apart of the main characters passionate and traumatic escapades as the Queen of England.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By H. Moore
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As other reviewers have said, this is a truely amazing book. I was gripped from the first chapter and seriously didn't want it to end.
The book is written as a novel around the events of the sixteenth century, with good background before Elizabeth's birth, through her childhood and growing up years. How the events that happened made her who she was. Having read other historical books, I'm not necessarily a fan of Elizabeth herself from the ways she treated others for example, Katherine Grey, and her manipulation of the men around her, but this book restored a little of my faith and gave good reasons for why she acted as she did.
I really liked the day to day detail in the book, of Elizabeth and Dudley enjoying quiet evenings in her closet playing chess and sitting by the fire. It made the characters come to life and you almost felt you were there as a casual observer.
I will definitely read this book again and would recommend to anyone whether they are interested in this period in history or not.
The book is written as a novel around the events of the sixteenth century, with good background before Elizabeth's birth, through her childhood and growing up years. How the events that happened made her who she was. Having read other historical books, I'm not necessarily a fan of Elizabeth herself from the ways she treated others for example, Katherine Grey, and her manipulation of the men around her, but this book restored a little of my faith and gave good reasons for why she acted as she did.
I really liked the day to day detail in the book, of Elizabeth and Dudley enjoying quiet evenings in her closet playing chess and sitting by the fire. It made the characters come to life and you almost felt you were there as a casual observer.
I will definitely read this book again and would recommend to anyone whether they are interested in this period in history or not.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Charmkat
Format:Paperback
PLEASE amazon... GET THIS BOOK ONTO KINDLE!!!!
It is without doubt an outstanding work on Elizabeth 1 and Dudley, there is simply no other work that compares!
But please please please get with it and get this onto Kindle!
It is without doubt an outstanding work on Elizabeth 1 and Dudley, there is simply no other work that compares!
But please please please get with it and get this onto Kindle!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I agree with other reviewers here - this is the best novel about Elizabeth I have read, and I have read a lot of them! Both Elizabeth and Robert Dudley are very three dimensional here, and you can begin to understand Elizabeth for the brilliant but damaged woman that she was. I thought the description of her relationship with Mary was very well done. Mary is also given a role other than the tyrant of history - she also had a terrible and ultimately very sad life. Despite knowing the story very well, I still found the book generated suspense and excitement, and even the occasional laugh. Wonderful.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
had mixed feelings about this one. The author is an evocative writer and this was a good page turner. But it did veer more towards the romantic end of the historical novel spectrum than I am wholly comfortable with. It committed for me the cardinal sin of depicting Elizabeth and Dudley as having sex, almost casually after years of non-physical romance. I do not think their romance should be seen in modern terms as necessarily involving physical sex and I think if it had the course of events in the Queen's reign and her impact on government and the country would have been different.
I would also say that the author rather exaggerated Elizabeth's lack of enthusiasm for religious persecution in certain situations; while to a degree genuinely not seeking to make a window into men's souls, she is here depicted as having an unrealistically modern agnosticism or even atheism that doesn't fit the facts about her religious upbringing or resistance to trimming to the wind in her sister Mary's reign. Finally, the crowning psychological idea that Elizabeth's execution of the Earl of Essex was symbolic vengeance against all men for the execution of her mother by her father struck me as rather absurd, though I suppose we can never know exactly what psychological effects the trauma of her upbringing and the first 25 years of her life might have had on her reign. 3.5/5
I would also say that the author rather exaggerated Elizabeth's lack of enthusiasm for religious persecution in certain situations; while to a degree genuinely not seeking to make a window into men's souls, she is here depicted as having an unrealistically modern agnosticism or even atheism that doesn't fit the facts about her religious upbringing or resistance to trimming to the wind in her sister Mary's reign. Finally, the crowning psychological idea that Elizabeth's execution of the Earl of Essex was symbolic vengeance against all men for the execution of her mother by her father struck me as rather absurd, though I suppose we can never know exactly what psychological effects the trauma of her upbringing and the first 25 years of her life might have had on her reign. 3.5/5
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Of the many novels I have read about "the virgin queen", this towers far above them all. It was recommended to me by an author of historical novels that I class as a superlative... Read more
Published on 4 May 2011 by Hiraethus o Gymru
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Vivid recreation of Elizabeth's reign
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Published on 1 May 2011 by Devaki Khanna
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Historical fiction gold
Legacy is a cradle-to-grave retelling of the life of Elizabeth I, and it's 647 pages of class.
The prologue introduces Elizabeth as a troubled young princess, imprisoned... Read more
The prologue introduces Elizabeth as a troubled young princess, imprisoned... Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2010 by Miss Moppet
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What a LEGACY!!!!!
This has got to be the best fiction book that I have ever read about Elizabeth I. Phillipa Gregory could learn a few things by reading this. Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2010 by M. DEBENHAM
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Best Novel of Elizabeth the First
Have loved this book for many years and often re-read it. Tudor history is my particular favourite and this telling of the often traumatic story of Elizabeth as a sad, lonely... Read more
Published on 30 April 2008 by Mrs. Judith Lugg
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I'd give it 10 stars if I could!!
AWESOME! An absolutely brilliant portrayal of Elizabeth I. The only thing I've ever seen come close to capturing Elizabeth so clearly and brilliantly is the old Masterpiece Theatre... Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2007 by Misfit
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Quite simply- the very best of the genre.
I read this wonderfully engrossing book quite a long time ago, and have reread it very often indeed: it simply is incredibly well written. Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2006 by Simon P Hyde
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