Young Bess (novel)

Young Bess

First edition
Author	Margaret Irwin
Language	English
Genre	Historical
Publisher	Chatto & Windus
Publication date	1944
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Followed by	Elizabeth, Captive Princess

Young Bess is a 1944 historical novel by the British writer Margaret Irwin.^[1] 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).