The Sisters Who Would Be Queen by Leanda De Lisle

The Sisters Who Would Be Queen by Leanda De Lisle

*'A deep and fascinating accountLeanda de Lisle's close focus draws us into palace corridors, country houses and city streets where the excitement, intrigue and danger of the times are palpable.' Jane Dunn on AFTER ELIZABETH.

*'This masterly account recaptures superbly the edgy,wary feel of court and country at the key moment when Tudor England was transformed into Stuart Britain. In emphasising the faults of Queen Elizabeth I and the acuity of her successor King James I, Leanda de Lisle has brilliantly subverted the traditional story.' Andrew Roberts on AFTER ELIZABETH.

*`Leanda de Lisle has done what historians, to date, have overlooked. She spots the story in the seemingly uneventful handover of power to James I after Elizabeth's death, and rediscovers its thrilling drama. James accession was far from inevitable - de Lisle vividly recounts the uncertainty, greed, intrigue and hypocrisy that defined the new age. This is an original, informative,absorbing account, written with verve and style.' John Guy on AFTER ELIZABETH.

Leanda de Lisle is the author of AFTER ELIZABETH. She was educated at Somerville College, Oxford, where she took an honours degree in Modern History. A successful journalist and writer she has been a columnist for The Spectator, The Guardian, Country Life and the Daily Express as well as writing for the Daily Mail and The Sunday Telegraph. She lives in Leicestershire with her husband and three children.