The Winter Queen

by Josephine Ross

Classic British History. From a woman's place in history. Tragedy. Historical non-fiction.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

165 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1979

About the author

As a finalist in Vogue talent contest, Ross won a job on Vogue and joined the magazine after graduating from London University.
She left the magazine two years later to write full time, and her publications include a biography of The Winter Queen (1979) and Beaton in Vogue (1986).
She is married to medieval historian and writer James Chambers; and her interests include history and fencing. She lives in London.

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A concise, well written popular biography. I do wish it had a bibliography, though!

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Elizabeth Stuart (daughter of James I of England) was one princess/queen I hadn't read about, or even knew of. She was a princess of England and Scotland, and briefly the Queen of Bohemia. It was through her bloodline that the current Queen Elizabeth II was born. I didn't find her life all that exciting, but still, the author did a good job covering it. No complaints.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a good book however, the author needs to cite her sources and include a bibliography

[Evilgenius · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 stars as it was a very good biography that made me feel like I knew the Winter Queen as a person, but the writing became tangled at times considering the author kept going back and forth in time without always mentioning the year and so (!) many names are alike.

[Meg Koch · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sometimes a slow read with all the old English excerpts from correspondence. Interesting read of a life lived very close to major events in England and Europe in the 17th century.