My enemy the queen victoria holt book

Eleanor alice burford hibbert, better known to readers as victoria holt, philippa carr, and jean plaidy, was one of the worlds most beloved and enduring authors. Victoria holt enjoyed a good physical shape, lifelong affiliation with her mythical agents and publishers. My enemy the queen by victoria holt and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. My enemy, the queen by victoria holt fantastic fiction. My great aunt passed her copies to my mother, who actually named me after victoria holt, as that was her favorite author at the time i was born. Books by victoria holt authors like victoria holt what. From the time she was a little girl, she was told stories of her cousin who would be queen, the great elizabeth of england. The first one, called myself, my enemy, was first originally published in 1983. Victoria holt really did her research on this book, and it is a pleasure to read both from the fictionlovers viewpoint, and from the biographers. She died on january 18, 1993 at sea, somewhere between greece and port said, egypt. My enemy the queen by victoria holt lettice knollys is a person from history who i was initially introduced to in philippa gregorys book, the virgins lover. My enemy the queen tells of the rivalry between two dominating 16th century women.

Her career spanned five decades and she continued to write historical fiction and romantic suspenseuntil her death in 1993. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Buy a cheap copy of my enemy the queen book by victoria holt. Victoria holt booklist victoria holt message board. Victoria holt eleanor alice burford was born on 1 september 1906 in kensington, london, england. A guide to cozy mystery and other favorite books, movies, and tv. To win the heart of the most dashing man in england, lettice knollys would need to employ all her charms and her courage.

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See details my enemy the queen by holt, victoria hardback book the fast free shipping. Myself, my enemy queen of england series jean plaidy. Victoria holt lettice devereux, cousin of elizabeth i, marries her lover, robert dudley, earl of leicester, and becomes the mother of robert devereux, earl of essex, entering into violent conflict with the proud. Victoria holt for sale in uk 23 used victoria holts. Victoria holt this is a novel about the only woman who ever challenged elizabeth i, the only woman who became the great queen s rival in love. See more ideas about book authors, romance novels and romance books. When elizabeth came to the throne, lettice was given a post in the royal household. Fiction, history, nobility, queens, fiction in english, lettice knollys. My enemy the queen, by victoria holt heres a story that webs the lives of elizabeth i, lettice devereux granddaughter of mary boleyn, the earl of leicester and finally the earl of essex lettices son. Introduced to court at a very young age, her taste for the high life overtakes her and greed and jealousy of the queen s relationship with robert dudley, the wild courtier and master of horse, is her running obsession. The queens confession 2 points added 9 years ago by hillvillgal 9. My enemy, the queen by victoria holt 1981, paperback for. It was lettice who married the earl of leicester, whom elizabeth i. My enemy was one of victoria holts aka jean plaidy last novels, and was a great way to close out a brilliant career.

Praise for myself, my enemy jean plaidy, by the skilful blending of superb storytelling and meticulous attention. Robin mc kinley julie klassen colin mac innes gitta sereny tom mc nab aidan chambers marjorie darke samuel shellabarger, jonathan yardley monty roberts k m peyton. Jean plaidy, victoria holt, philippa carr, eleanor hibbert. See more ideas about victoria, romance novels and my books. Her career spanned five decades and she continued to write historical fiction and romantic suspenseuntil her. My enemy, the queen 1981 read online free book by victoria. Jean plaidys novels had sold more than 14 million copies worldwide by the time of her death in 1993. This book is what started my passion for reading regency, georgian, historical romances.

My enemy, the queen 78 the spring of the tiger 79 the mask of the. By the time of her death, she sold 56 millon copies as victoria holt, 14 as jean plaidy and, 3 as phillipa carr. My enemy the queen mass market paperback 1978 by victoria holt author. Eleanor hibbert 1 september 1906 18 january 1993 was an english author who wrote under various pen names. The story of englands most influential queen consort in history, the most happy 15331536. The second one is called queen of this realm and was originally published in 1985. Myself my enemy 1983 queen of this realm 1984 victoria victorious 1985 the lady in the tower 1986 the courts of love 1987 in the shadow of the crown 1988 the queen s secret 1989 the reluctant queen 1990 williams wife 1990 the pleasures of love 1991 the rose without a thorn 1993. Amazon price new from used from hardcover please retry. Most will also know that anne boleyn was her mother, and it was her cousin, lettice knollys, the daughter of anne boleyns niece, who stole. Tudor fans will find it attractive reading and readers whove already enjoyed my enemy, the queen will likely hurry back to it and be impressed all over again by victoria holts research. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library.

She is perhaps a footnote in history, but in this book she is brought back into prominence as the woman who married robert dudley, long considered to be the love of queen elizabeth is. Jun 01, 20 my enemy was one of victoria holt s aka jean plaidy last novels, and was a great way to close out a brilliant career. Dec 28, 2019 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. My enemy the queen by victoria holt, philippa carr, jean plaidy. I enjoyed reading it then and the recap some time ago. May 11, 2011 my enemy the queen victoria holt book details. Buy a cheap copy of my enemy the queen by victoria holt. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals. My enemy the queen 1 point added 9 years ago by hillvillgal add item. By the time of her death, she had sold more than 100 million books. Myself my enemy 1983 queen of this realm 1984 victoria victorious 1985 the lady in the tower 1986 the courts of love 1987 in the shadow of the crown 1988 the queens secret 1989 the reluctant queen 1990 williams wife 1990 the pleasures of love 1991 the rose without a thorn 1993. The story of lettice, dudley, and the queen has always been just such an attractive melodrama, and it gets a fulldress performance in these pages.

The writing style is a bit more modern, different in that sense from a lot of her older pieces, but in exploring psychological factors and building dramatic and fullblooded plot, she holds true to her usual style, which is. Victoria holt had sold 75 million books by the time of her death in 1993 that was interpreted in 20 languages under the name victoria holt and 14 million under the pen name jean plaidy as well as 3 million under the pen name philippa carr. Top 10 best victoria holt novels are especially marked books by peter robinson previous toplist. Most will also know that anne boleyn was her mother, and it was her cousin, lettice knollys, the daughter of anne boleyns niece, who stole married this great love of hers. Lettice knollys who is related to elizabeth through the boleyns. When elizabeth came to the throne and wished to help her relatives on her mothers side, lettice was given a post in the. My enemy the queen by victoria holt 19790301 rated 0. All of our paper waste is recycled within the uk and turned into corrugated cardboard. When elizabeth came to the throne and wished to help her relatives on her mothers side, lettice was given a post in the royal household which. There have been twenty and nineteen subsequent editions of the two series, respectively, from different publishing houses. Most people familiar with the tudors will know that elizabeth was in love with robert dudley, earl of leicester, her whole life and died with his last letter close.

The first i ever started was snare of serpents, but i lost the book and was unable to finish it im pretty sure i cried over that. My enemy the queen book by victoria holt thriftbooks. Between the mysterious death of roberts first wife, the refusal of the queen to marry him, and his fiery affair with lettice, the throne of england rests on the lust for power shared by these three main. In 1972, she created her last pseudonym philippa carr. Books by victoria holt writers similar to victoria holt. The story of englands most influential queenconsort in history, the most happy 15331536. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. My enemy the queen by victoria holt, 1978, doubleday edition, in english 1st ed. She was a prolific writer who published several books a year in different literary genres, each genre under a different pen name. She married ta leather merchant, george percival hibber, who shared her love of books and reading. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. Best victoria holt novels most, greatest of everything. My enemy the queen tells of the rivalry between two dominating sixteenthcentury women one lettice knollys who tells the story, related to elizabeth through the boleyns.

Buy my enemy the queen by victoria holt online at alibris. My enemy the queen was the first book that was given me by my mom to read in earlier print. Victoria holt project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The queens confession 68 the shivering sands 69 the secret. Lettice knollys, the countess of leicester, because of her beauty and attractiveness, was a constant rival to queen elizabeth i. Victoria holt hc 1978 uk book my enemy the queen for sale. Introduced to court at a very young age, her taste for the high life overtakes her and greed and jealousy of the queens. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Be forewarned, however, that if you are not already in love with robert dudley and elizabeth i, you will be no later than halfway through the book. Lettice knollys is queen elizabeths cousin on her mothers side.