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Elizabeth : the forgotten years /

A groundbreaking biography of Elizabeth I revealing for the first time the woman behind the polished veneer as she confronts challenges at home and abroad: war against the Catholic powers of France and Spain, revolt in Ireland, an economic crisis that triggered riots in the streets of London, and a...

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Main Authors: Guy, J. A. John Alexander
Published: Viking,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: [2016]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Elizabeth > I, > Queen of England, > 1533-1603
Queens > Great Britain > Biography
Great Britain > History > Elizabeth, 1558-1603
Summary: A groundbreaking biography of Elizabeth I revealing for the first time the woman behind the polished veneer as she confronts challenges at home and abroad: war against the Catholic powers of France and Spain, revolt in Ireland, an economic crisis that triggered riots in the streets of London, and a conspiracy to place her cousin Mary Queen of Scots on her throne.
Carrier Form: vi, 493 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780670786022 (hardcover) :
0670786020 (hardcover)
9780143110095 (paperback)
0143110098 (paperback)
9781101609019 (ebook)
110160901X (ebook)
Index Number: DA355
CLC: K835.617
Call Number: K835.617/E432G
Contents: Introduction: A virgin queen -- A city in fear -- Crisis and betrayal -- Brave new world -- Armada of the soul -- No warrior queen -- A funeral and a wedding -- On the attack -- The visible queen -- The enemy within -- Catastrophe in France -- "Good Queen Bess" -- The quest for gold -- Conspiring against the queen -- Games of thrones -- A counter-armada -- One last chance -- Seeking détente -- Opening new fronts -- Defying the queen -- "I am Richard II" -- The queen's speech -- On a knife's edge -- The final vigil.

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