I picked up this title because I don't see too many fictionalizations of the early Stuarts, particularly James I and his heirs. While the subject and certain parts of this book interested, I found the pace plodding at times and Elizabeth's characterization off-putting. Yes, it sucks to be a female b...
This book follows on from The King's Daughter but isn't strictly a sequel, it can be read as a stand-alone story. Instead of continuing to follow the fortunes of Elizabeth Stuart, it focuses on the fate of Lucy Russell, the daughter of Elizabeth's guardian and Chief Lady of Queen Anne of Denmark int...
The King’s Daughter is a story about the “First Daughter of England” Elizabeth Stuart. The only surviving daughter of James I of England and VI of Scotland, Elizabeth was third in line to the throne and seen by her father as a potential threat. At the age of 9 she foiled a kidnap attempt by the ‘Gun...