The second in the ELIZABETH I trilogy, following THE RED-HAIRED BRAT  Released from a life spent in constant terror, fearing death at the hands of her enemies, the young Queen Elizabeth mounts the throne of England.  She reveals an inborn instinct for government, a natural flair for politics and an unerring judge of character.  She is truly herself for the first time.  Her headstrong behaviour with handsome Lord Robert Dudley causes scandal; she allows her temper full sway.  The suspicion of murder brushes her, but her many suitors are undeterred.  Cool and cunning, Elizabeth brings prosperity to England, and ensures that she is viewed with caution by all across Europe.

Absolute Elizabeth

Dessau, Joanna

St.Martin's Press

Plots, suspicion, danger and death surround the young Princess Elizabeth almost from birth.  Fear and misfortune serve to strengthen her courage and spirit, to develop her political acumen, while love for her country becomes the guiding force of her life.

The red-haired brat

'Exciting, heartwarming and thoroughly researched' - BOOKLIST Plots, suspicion, danger and death surround the young Princess Elizabeth almost from birth. Fear and misfortune serve to strengthen her courage and spirit, to develop her political acumen, while love for her country becomes the guiding force of her life. She learns patience and the art of dissimulation, how to see ahead, to learn from the mistakes of others, yet remains wholly human, witty and humorous, and fully conscious of her own faults. She is brave, proud, hot-tempered, hot-blooded and very cool-headed. Her emergence as Queen Elizabeth I is triumphant.

The Red-haired Brat (Ulverscroft Large Print Series)

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Ulverscroft Crown

Absolute Elizabeth (Ulverscroft Large Print Series)

Action & Adventure

Ulverscroft Large Print Books

Women adored him, men liked him, the Queen was in love with him, but the members of the Old Nobility hated him and politicians distrusted him, seeing him as the over-favored upstart son of a traitorous father. Lord Robert Dudley, created Earl of Leicester, impetuous, courageous and handsome, possessed all his father's ambition but none of his political guile. He was to be suspected of murdering his wife, the scandal almost implicating the Queen. She persistently refused to marry him after this, but he never lost her love. Yet none of his dearest hopes were realized and he died lonely and disillusioned.

Cock Robin

Literary