| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
532 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: London : J. Cape, 1998. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [491]-508) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: 17 Nov 1558 -- Elizabeth's England -- 'The most English woman in England' -- 'God send our mistress a husband' -- 'Disputes over trifles' -- 'Bonny sweet Robin' -- 'Presumptions of evil' -- 'Dishonourable and naughty reports' -- 'The daughter of debate' -- 'Without a certain heir' -- 'A matter dangerous to the common amity' -- 'Things grievouser and worse' -- 'A dangerous person' -- 'A vain crack of words' -- 'Gloriana' -- 'A court at once gay, decent and superb' -- 'The axe must be the next warning' -- 'Less agreeable things to think about' -- 'Princely pleasures' -- 'Frenzied wooing' -- 'Between Scylla and Charybdis' -- 'Practices at home and abroad' -- 'The tragical execution' -- 'Eliza triumphant' -- 'Great England's glory' -- 'We are evil served' -- 'The minion of fortune' -- TABLES: The Tudors -- The Boleyn and Howard connections -- The Dudleys. |
| Subject |
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.
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Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
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Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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| Added Title |
Life of Elizabeth First |
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Life of Elizabeth 1st |
| ISBN |
0345405331 alkaline paper |
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9780345405333 alkaline paper |
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