Elizabeth, the Queen: An intriguing deep dive into Queen Elizabeth I’s life as a woman and a monarch

Elizabeth, the Queen: An intriguing deep dive into Queen Elizabeth I’s life as a woman and a monarch

by Alison Weir (Author)

Synopsis

In her highly praised "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" and its sequel, "Children of England", Alison Weir examined the private lives of the early Tudor kings and queens, and chronicled the childhood and youth of one of England's most successful monarchs, Elizabeth I. This book begins as the young Elizabeth ascends the throne in the wake of her sister Mary's disastrous reign. Elizabeth is portrayed as both a woman and a queen, an extraordinary phenomenon in a patriarchal age. Alison Weir writes of Elizabeth's intriguing, long-standing affair with Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, of her dealings - sometimes comical, sometimes poignant - with her many suitors, of her rivalry with Mary, Queen of Scots, and of her bizarre relationship with the Earl of Essex, thirty years her junior. Rich in detail, vivid and colourful, this book comes as close as we shall ever get to knowing what Elizabeth I was like as a person.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 544
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 01 Jan 2009

ISBN 10: 0099524252
ISBN 13: 9780099524250
Book Overview: A brilliant book about one of England's most famous queens, from one of our bestselling historians.

Media Reviews
Excellent...intricate and absorbing...An elegant, shrewd and wonderfully vivacious book. -- Miranda Seymour * Sunday Times *
An excellent account of the greatest of England's remarkable great queens. -- Kathryn Hughes * Daily Telegraph *
An informative and entertaining biography. -- Peter Ackroyd * The Times *
Full, fair and judicious and particularly good on Elizabeth's private life. -- Paul Johnson * Literary Review *
Fantastic and fascinating! Alison Weir's great talent is to pack in details without losing readability...highly recommended * The Bookfiends Kingdom *
Author Bio
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, most recently, The Lost Tudor Princess. Her novels include Innocent Traitor, Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen and Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession. She is an Honorary Life Patron of Historic Royal Palaces. She is married with two adult children and lives and works in Surrey.