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Elizabeth, the Queen: An intriguing deep dive into Queen Elizabeth I’s life as a woman and a monarch
Alison Weir
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Description for Elizabeth, the Queen: An intriguing deep dive into Queen Elizabeth I’s life as a woman and a monarch
Paperback. Portrays Elizabeth as both a woman and a queen, an extraordinary phenomenon in a patriarchal age. This book tells of: Elizabeth's long-standing affair with Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester; her dealings with her many suitors; her rivalry with Mary, Queen of Scots; and, her bizarre relationship with the Earl of Essex, thirty years her junior. Num Pages: 544 pages, col. ill. BIC Classification: BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 410.
Elizabeth the Queen begins as the young Elizabeth ascends the throne in the wake of her sister Mary's disastrous reign - both a woman and a queen, Elizabeth's story is an extraordinary phenomenon in a patriarchal age.
From Elizabeth's intriguing, long-standing affair with Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to her dealings - sometimes comical, sometimes poignant - with her many suitors, her rivalry with Mary, Queen of Scots, and her bizarre relationship with the Earl of Essex, thirty years her junior, here, in rich, vivid and colourful detail, Alison Weir helps us comes as close as we shall ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099524250
SKU
V9780099524250
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About Alison Weir
Alison Weir is one of Britain’s top-selling historians. She is the author of numerous works of history and historical fiction, specialising in the medieval and Tudor periods. Her bestselling history books include The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Elizabeth of York and The Lost Tudor Princess. Her novels include Innocent Traitor, Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen ... Read more
Reviews for Elizabeth, the Queen: An intriguing deep dive into Queen Elizabeth I’s life as a woman and a monarch
Excellent...intricate and absorbing...An elegant, shrewd and wonderfully vivacious book.
Sunday Times
An excellent account of the greatest of England's remarkable great queens.
Daily Telegraph
An informative and entertaining biography.
The Times
Full, fair and judicious and particularly good on Elizabeth's private life.
Literary Review
Fantastic and fascinating! Alison Weir's great talent is ... Read more
Sunday Times
An excellent account of the greatest of England's remarkable great queens.
Daily Telegraph
An informative and entertaining biography.
The Times
Full, fair and judicious and particularly good on Elizabeth's private life.
Literary Review
Fantastic and fascinating! Alison Weir's great talent is ... Read more