Elizabeth of York: A Tudor Queen and Her World

By Alison Weir

Book Overview

NEW YORK TIMES BETSELLER - A poignant, suspenseful, and sometimes tragic biography of Elizabeth of York, the first Tudor queen and mother of Henry VIII, from the renowned author hailed as "the finest... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345521366
• ISBN13: 9780345521361
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.6" x 1.6" x 6.4"

Customer Reviews

“A Tudor Queen and Her World”

Elizabeth of York (1466 – 1503), the eldest daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Wydevill, was a pivotal link between the old and the new regime. Elizabeth was also the mother of Henry VIII. (I am, I am). You are buying this book to get a different insight and the nitty-gritty details on Elizabeth by Alison Weir, a British writer of historical novels. We transfer dry facts into a person we can remember. The book is divided into chronological chapters. To help keep track of all the personalities, there is a family tree chart. We also have an extensive Bibliography.