Elizabeth I
Fortune's Bastard?
Will be published approx. on 15. July 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-84868-423-2 (ISBN)
Description
An intimate biography of the public and private life of Elizabeth I.
Too many biographies of Elizabeth I perpetuate the flattery she enjoyed from her courtiers. Leading Tudor historian, Richard Rex, reflects more critically on her life and reign and highlights the contrary personality of a Queen who could both baffle and bedazzle her subjects.
Too many biographies of Elizabeth I perpetuate the flattery she enjoyed from her courtiers. Leading Tudor historian, Richard Rex, reflects more critically on her life and reign and highlights the contrary personality of a Queen who could both baffle and bedazzle her subjects.
Reviews / Votes
'Rex is a wry commentator on the game of monarchy' * The Guardian * 'Told with enviable narrative skill' * THES *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Chalford
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
80 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 122 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84868-423-2 (9781848684232)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
07/2009
1st Edition
Amberley Publishing
€9.19
Available for download
Person
Richard Rex is Director of Studies in History at Queens' College, Cambridge. He has written and researched extensively on Tudor England. Praise for Richard Rex's The Tudors: "Up-to-date, readable and reliable. The best introduction to England's most important dynasty" DAVID STARKEY. He lives in Cambridge with his wife and six sons.
Content
Preface 1 Birth: 1533 2 Early Years: 1534-1553 3 Elizabeth and Mary: 1553-1558 4 Accession: 1558 5 The Alteration of Religion: 1539 6 Scotland and the Succession: 1559-1568 7 Mary Queen of Scots and the Catholic Problem: 1568-1580 8 War with Spain: 1580-1588 9 The Earl of Essex: 1589-1601 10 Death : 1603 Further Reading List of Illustrations Index