Elizabeth, Captive Princess: Two Sisters, One Throne - Softcover

"Vivid and psychologically brilliant." ---Times Literary Supplement

"A very easy and pleasant read." - Lady Gwyn's Kingdom

"Fans of historical fiction and Queen Elizabeth should pick this one up--as well as Young Bess, if you haven't read that yet." - Drey's Library

"A very easy and pleasant read." - Lady Gwyn's Kingdom

"Margaret Irwin provides an often unexplored perspective of the life of the young woman who would one day become England's most well-known Queen." - Luxury Reading

"Irwin's keen, briskly irreverent psychological insight brings Elizabeth flashing off the page with such life, this novel might have been written yesterday rather than in 1948." - HistoricalNovels.info

"Vivid, powerful portrayal of Tudor England and the people who shaped it." - Carla Nayland Historical Fiction

"I found Irwin to have created an Elizabeth just as I had imagined her. Headstrong, brash, and charismatic. " - Books Like Breathing

"In my opinion, this book is a perfect example of what Sourcebooks does better than any other publisher. They have an amazing ability to republish books that have such relevance to the current market trends in reading. This book is no exception and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Elizabeth is an amazing historical figure and by reading it you'll gain a greater understanding of the woman behind the history." - Queen of Happy Endings

" Margaret Irwin wrote this novel is as though she was weaving a tapestry of history and fiction, each part seamlessly blending into a brilliant picture for the reader to behold... A very vivid story." - The Royal Reviews

From an acclaimed master of historical fiction, a captivating series that is "vivid and psychologically brilliant."
-Times Literary Supplement, UK

In July 1553, sibling rivalry looms perilous, even life-threatening, between the daughters of King Henry VIII. Their brother King Edward is dead, his successor Lady Jane Grey has been beheaded, and Queen Mary Tudor has just won possession of the throne. But her younger half sister-the beautiful and vivacious Princess Elizabeth-holds the hearts of the people. Despite Mary's health fading fast and her power beginning to crumble, she won't give up the throne, determined to rule to the absolute end as her father did before her. In these treacherous times, when all about her there is secrecy and deception, Elizabeth must rely on her faith and courage if she is to survive her ordeal and rise to fulfill her destiny. With grace and elegance, Margaret Irwin continues the story begun in Young Bess, giving readers an intimate peek into the world of that most enigmatic of Britain's monarchs.

"I doubt if anyone could create more perfectly than Miss Irwin the illusion of a vanished age."
-Observer

"Margaret Irwin's books have an unsurpassed colour and gusto."
-Times

What Readers Are Saying

"It is factually accurate and puts you in the center of the action, and her writing style makes the characters seem vividly real and gets the reader emotionally involved."