Young Bess (novel)
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| Author | Margaret Irwin |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
Publication date | 1944 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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| Followed by | Elizabeth, Captive Princess |
Young Bess is a 1944 historical novel by the British writer Margaret Irwin. It was the first of trilogy focusing on the life of Elizabeth I of England. It focuses on her years as a princess during the reign of her father Henry VIII. It was followed by two sequels, Elizabeth, Captive Princess (1948) and Elizabeth and the Prince of Spain (1953).