Elizabeth I
Published on 27. June 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-14-139125-0 (ISBN)
Description
From the biographer of Henry VIII, an appraisal of his youngest daughter, the woman who would rule England during its golden age. She inherited from her father his intelligence, his physical energy, and his ebullient personality. But was she herself a great queen, or did she merely preside over a great era in English history. Ridley argues that Elizabeth's actions during her reign of England, and its military and cultural supremacy were determined by the fact that her parents were Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
illustrations, bibliography, references, index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
449 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-139125-0 (9780141391250)
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Person
Jasper Ridley FRSL is a distinguished historical author whose Henry VIII and Elizabeth I are published in the US by PPI. They now join the Penguin Classic Biography list. Other books by the author include Thomas Cranmer, Lord Palmerston, Garibaldi and Napoleon III and Eugenie.
Content
The Protestent child; the Lady Elizabeth; the Lord Admiral; the tower; the heir to the throne; the coronation; the Protesant realm; John Knox; victory in Scotland; Lord Robert; defeat in France; the tolerant queen; Mary Queen of Scots; in defence of monarchy; the revolt in the Netherlands; the contest with Alva; the massacre of St. Bartholomew; Puritans and Anabaptists; the rift with Spain; the Virgin Queen; Ireland; the Jesuits; intervention in the Netherlands; excution of a queen; Cadiz; the Armada; mutinies and failures; Essex; the old queen; the end.