num_pages: 323
description: A novel of the early years of Elizabeth Tudor-as told by the spirited niece of her real-life governess.Her name is Eloise Rousell. Daughter of a well-bred lady and a strolling player, she lived her early years in peaceful obscurity. But then her father died-and her new stepfather wanted none of her. So she was sent to her aunt, Kat Ashley-governess to the young Elizabeth Tudor.In the tumultuous household of the princess in exile, Eloise finds her destiny- best friend, confidante, lady-in-waiting, and favored seamstress of the fiery girl who would become the greatest monarch of all time.Through a decade of plots and counter-plots, tragedies and triumphs, Eloise, like her aunt, is a constant in Elizabeth's life. Risking her heart- and her head-in service to the cause of seeing Elizabeth on the throne, Eloise is a bright, brave, sprightly witness to history. This is her story.
language: English
title: The Queen's Handmaiden
titlecomplete: The Queen's Handmaiden
characters: Kat Ashley, Elizabeth I of England
genres: British Literature, Historical, Tudor Period, Historical Romance, Romance, Historical Fiction, 16th Century, Fiction
ratings_count: 832
publisher: Berkley