A pacy narrative, written with a clear love for and detailed knowledge of her subject.

The Spectator

A nuanced and realistic portrait of a formidable and multi-faceted woman.

Tudor Times

Tallis builds a thorough, credible recreation of the queen’s formative decades, providing insight into the proud, determined, insecure, and singular ruler she became. Tudor enthusiasts won’t want to miss this.

Publisher’s Weekly

Colourful, fast-paced...Tallis has written a gripping account of Elizabeth's eventful journey to the crown.

Nick Rennison, The Mail on Sunday

Tallis’s Elizabeth is a formidable character, fiercely intelligent and remarkably self-possessed. With the benefit of hindsight it seems obvious that she would grow up to become Gloriana. But this engaging and thoroughly researched account of her turbulent youth reminds us that she could easily have shared her mother’s gruesome fate — or lived out her days as just another resentful, red-headed spare.

Katherine Harvey, The Times

Nicola Tallis's biography of Margaret is a welcome and forthright riposte...[and] forms part of an important and growing area of scholarship on the significant involvement of women in fifteenth-century politics...A well-evidenced analysis of a fascinating woman...compelling.

The Times Literary Supplement

This is a stunning debut from a young historian who deserves to be recognized as a major talent in her field. It’s history as it should be written, vivid, colorful, pacy and evocative, but above all authentic and based on sound and innovative research. It’s an outstanding contribution to our knowledge of Lady Jane Grey. Most warmly recommended!

Alison Weir, Number One New York Times bestselling author

A pacy narrative, written with a clear love for and detailed knowledge of her subject.

The Spectator

A nuanced and realistic portrait of a formidable and multi-faceted woman.

Tudor Times

Tallis builds a thorough, credible recreation of the queen’s formative decades, providing insight into the proud, determined, insecure, and singular ruler she became. Tudor enthusiasts won’t want to miss this.

Publisher’s Weekly

Colourful, fast-paced...Tallis has written a gripping account of Elizabeth's eventful journey to the crown.

Nick Rennison, The Mail on Sunday

Tallis’s Elizabeth is a formidable character, fiercely intelligent and remarkably self-possessed. With the benefit of hindsight it seems obvious that she would grow up to become Gloriana. But this engaging and thoroughly researched account of her turbulent youth reminds us that she could easily have shared her mother’s gruesome fate — or lived out her days as just another resentful, red-headed spare.

Katherine Harvey, The Times

Nicola Tallis's biography of Margaret is a welcome and forthright riposte...[and] forms part of an important and growing area of scholarship on the significant involvement of women in fifteenth-century politics...A well-evidenced analysis of a fascinating woman...compelling.

The Times Literary Supplement

This is a stunning debut from a young historian who deserves to be recognized as a major talent in her field. It’s history as it should be written, vivid, colorful, pacy and evocative, but above all authentic and based on sound and innovative research. It’s an outstanding contribution to our knowledge of Lady Jane Grey. Most warmly recommended!

Alison Weir, Number One New York Times bestselling author