A โgripping historical dramaโ that tells the story of young Elizabeth Tudorโs journey to the throneโand her fierce rivalry with her half sister (School Library Journal).
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Imprisonment. Betrayal. Lost love. Murder. What more must a princess endure?
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Elizabeth Tudorโs teenage and young adult years during the turbulent reigns of Edward and then Mary Tudor are hardly those of a fairy-tale princess. Her mother has been beheaded by Elizabeth's own father, Henry VIII. Her jealous half sister, Mary, has her locked away in the Tower of London. And her only love interest betrays her in his own quest for the throneโฆ
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Told in the voice of the young Elizabeth and ending when she is crowned queen, this novel in the exciting Young Royals series explores the relationship between two sisters who became mortal enemies. New York Times-bestselling author Carolyn Meyer has written an intriguing historical tale that reveals the deep-seated rivalry between a determined girl who became Elizabeth I, one of England's most powerful monarchsโand the sister who tried everything to stop her.