Elizabeth The Great

Elizabeth The Great

by ElizabethJenkins (Author)

Synopsis

Elizabeth Jenkins illuminates in great detail the personal and private life of Elizabeth 1. Was she bald? What precisely was her sex-life? What were her emotional attachments? No other biography provides such a personal study of the Queen and her court - their daily lives, concerns, topics of conversation, meals, living conditions, travels, successes and failures - but it also places them firmly within the historical context of 16th Century Britain. An authoritative history of the period enlightened by a through understanding of Elizabethan society and an intimate portrait of the Queen.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: 2
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 20 Jul 2000

ISBN 10: 1842121626
ISBN 13: 9781842121627
Book Overview: '...with brilliant feminine intuition [Jenkins] gives us the most intimate portrait of all. An outstanding and fascinating book.' - Punch 'A wonderfully readable account of one of the most extraordinary beings who ever lived.' - Daily Telegraph '...with Miss Jenkins we come as close to the secret of it all...as we are ever likely to get...a touching portrait that is unforgettable and very touching.' - A.L. Rowse

Author Bio
Elizabeth Jenkins (1905-). Educated at Newnham College, Cambridge. A distinguished novelist, historian and biographer she has published over 20 books. She was awarded the Femina Vie Heureuse Prize in 1934 for her novel Harriet and she received the OBE in 1981. She was Senior English mistress at King Alfred School, 1929-39 and a civil servant during World War II.