Dr Nicola Tallis looks back at Elizabeth I’s youth to explore how the famous monarch’s early years shaped her later life
Elizabeth I is probably best remembered as an aging monarch, with a powdered white face and elaborate red wig. But she was just 25 when she became queen, and had by then had already lived a dramatic and tumultuous life. As author and historian Nicola Tallis tells Lauren Good, the queen’s childhood and early years had a lasting impact on her as a ruler – and a woman.
Nicolas Tallis is the author of Young Elizabeth: Princess. Prisoner. Queen (Michael O’Mara, 2024)