Elizabeth of York
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.97 (755 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1445609614 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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(Tudor Book Review) . I thoroughly enjoyed the book and found the style engaging and easy to get into. Licenceints a spectacular picture for the readerwould recommend this book to anyone wanting to read about a fascinating female figure in history. (Queentohistoryspot)The evidence may be lacking, but Licence has managed to write a book that brings Elizabeth and the times she lived in to life
Life and Times of Elizabeth of York This book was purchased as part of my quest to learn more about Elizabeth of York. I have read a fair amount about the Tudors and an excessive amount about the Plantagenets, but Elizabeth - the link between these dynasties - always seems to be forgotten. I was so excited to find this biography that I paid double my normal limit for a book. I wish that I could say that it was . Elizabeth of York up close. Another enthralling book by Amy Licence. Sylwia S. Zupanec When I first heard that there will be a new biography of Elizabeth of York, I was truly ecstatic because I always wanted to learn more about the woman who gave birth to Henry VIII. I enjoyed Amy Licence's first book, IN BED WITH THE TUDORS: From Elizabeth of York to Elizabeth I and I was really happy to receive Amy Licence's newest book from Amberley Publishing.Elizabeth of Y. "Mother and daughter" according to JordanTyHayden. An acceptable book on the history of Elizabeth of York. Much of the book seems to be told about those around her with slivers of information and speculation on how she may have felt and how it affected her. The book is short on insightful details about Elizabeth herself while telling large chunks of story about her mom (Elizabeth Woodville) dad (Edward IV) uncle (Richard III)
She has studied Woolf for two decades, and has enthused, taught and published on her work and life. Amy Licence is a historian of women s lives. She is the author of The Six Wives and Many Mistresses of Henry VIII, 25 Royal Babies that Changed the World, In Bed with the Tudors, Elizabeth of York, Cecily Neville: Mother of Kings, Anne Neville: Richard III s Tragic Queen and Richard III: The Road to Leicester, all pu
The pivotal moment was 1485. Yet she was the mother of the dynasty, with her children becoming King of England (Henry VIII), Queens of Scotland (Margaret) and France (Mary Rose) and her direct descendants included three Tudor monarchs, two executed queens and ultimately, the Stuart royal family.Although her offspring took England into the early modern world, Elizabeth’s upbringing was rooted firmly in the medieval world, with its courtly and religious rituals and expectations of women. Before that, her future was uncertain amid the turbulent Wars of the Roses, as she was co