Nicola Tallis - Young Elizabeth : Princess. Prisoner. Queen (Book signing available) Sat 27th July 11.00am
Elizabeth I is one of England's most famous monarchs, whose story as the ‘Virgin Queen’ is well known. But queenship was by no means a certain path for Henry VIII’s younger daughter, who spent the majority of her early years as a girl with an uncertain future. Before she was three years old Elizabeth had been both a princess and then a bastard following the brutal execution of her mother, Anne Boleyn. As a teenager the predatory attentions of Sir Thomas Seymour had devastating results: a heartbreaking rift with her beloved stepmother Katherine Parr. Implicated in the Wyatt Rebellion of 1554 – a plot to topple her half-sister, Mary from her throne, she was imprisoned in the Tower of London where her mother had lost her life. Adamantly protesting her innocence and eventually liberated, she spent the remainder of Mary’s reign under a dark cloud. The uncertainty of her future lifted On 17 November 1558, when she succeeded to the throne at the age of twenty-five, she had endured more tumult than many monarchs experienced in a lifetime.
This colourful talk charts Elizabeth’s turbulent and unstable upbringing, exploring the dangers and tragedies that plagued her early life, drawing on primary sources written by Elizabeth herself and her contemporaries. This heart racing story of Elizabeth’s youth as she steered her way through perilous waters towards England’s throne is one of the most sensational of its time.
Dr Nicola Tallis is a British author and historian. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. As a historical researcher she is a regular contributor to both historical magazines and television and author of five books: Crown of Blood (2016), Elizabeth’s Rival (2017), Uncrowned Queen (2019), All the Queen’s Jewels, 1445-1548 (2022), and Young Elizabeth (2024)
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Elizabeth I is one of England's most famous monarchs, whose story as the ‘Virgin Queen’ is well known. But queenship was by no means a certain path for Henry VIII’s younger daughter, who spent the majority of her early years as a girl with an uncertain future. Before she was three years old Elizabeth had been both a princess and then a bastard following the brutal execution of her mother, Anne Boleyn. As a teenager the predatory attentions of Sir Thomas Seymour had devastating results: a heartbreaking rift with her beloved stepmother Katherine Parr. Implicated in the Wyatt Rebellion of 1554 – a plot to topple her half-sister, Mary from her throne, she was imprisoned in the Tower of London where her mother had lost her life. Adamantly protesting her innocence and eventually liberated, she spent the remainder of Mary’s reign under a dark cloud. The uncertainty of her future lifted On 17 November 1558, when she succeeded to the throne at the age of twenty-five, she had endured more tumult than many monarchs experienced in a lifetime.
This colourful talk charts Elizabeth’s turbulent and unstable upbringing, exploring the dangers and tragedies that plagued her early life, drawing on primary sources written by Elizabeth herself and her contemporaries. This heart racing story of Elizabeth’s youth as she steered her way through perilous waters towards England’s throne is one of the most sensational of its time.
Dr Nicola Tallis is a British author and historian. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. As a historical researcher she is a regular contributor to both historical magazines and television and author of five books: Crown of Blood (2016), Elizabeth’s Rival (2017), Uncrowned Queen (2019), All the Queen’s Jewels, 1445-1548 (2022), and Young Elizabeth (2024)
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