The Life of Elizabeth I Paperback - 1999
by Alison Weir
Acclaimed biographer Alison Weir brings the enigmatic Elizabeth to life as never before in a brilliantly researched, fascinating book that is both an enthralling epic and an amazingly intimate portrait. 16-page photo insert.
From the rear cover
Perhaps the most influential sovereign England has ever known, Queen Elizabeth I remained an extremely private person throughout her reign, keeping her own counsel and sharing secrets with no one--not even her closest, most trusted advisers. Now, in this brilliantly researched, fascinating new book, acclaimed biographer Alison Weir shares provocative new interpretations and fresh insights on this enigmatic figure.
Against a lavish backdrop of pageantry and passion, intrigue and war, Weir dispels the myths surrounding Elizabeth I and examines the contradictions of her character. Elizabeth I loved the Earl of Leicester, but did she conspire to murder his wife? She called herself the Virgin Queen, but how chaste was she through dozens of liaisons? She never married--was her choice to remain single tied to the chilling fate of her mother, Anne Boleyn? An enthralling epic that is also an amazingly intimate portrait, The Life of Elizabeth I is a mesmerizing, stunning reading experience.
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Perhaps the most influential sovereign England has ever known, Queen Elizabeth I remained an extremely private person throughout her reign, keeping her own counsel and sharing secrets with no one--not even her closest, most trusted advisers. Now, in this brilliantly researched, fascinating new book, acclaimed biographer Alison Weir shares provocative new interpretations and fresh insights on this enigmatic figure.
Against a lavish backdrop of pageantry and passion, intrigue and war, Weir dispels the myths surrounding Elizabeth I and examines the contradictions of her character. Elizabeth I loved the Earl of Leicester, but did she conspire to murder his wife? She called herself the Virgin Queen, but how chaste was she through dozens of liaisons? She never married--was her choice to remain single tied to the chilling fate of her mother, Anne Boleyn? An enthralling epic that is also an amazingly intimate portrait, The Life of Elizabeth I is a mesmerizing, stunning reading experience.
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- Title The Life of Elizabeth I
- Author Alison Weir
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reissue
- Pages 560
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Ballantine Books, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
- Date 1999-10-05
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780345425508 / 0345425502
- Weight 1.01 lbs (0.46 kg)
- Dimensions 8.22 x 5.56 x 1.39 in (20.88 x 14.12 x 3.53 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 16th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Queens - Great Britain, Elizabeth
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008277539
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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