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1 online resource (241 pages) |
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Routledge Historical Biographies |
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Routledge historical biographies.
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Elizabeth I; Copyright; Contents; List of Plates; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Elizabeth, briefly Princess of England; 2 From suspect 'second person' to Queen of England; 3 Establishing the new reign; 4 Mary Queen of Scots, the English succession and other problems, 1563-7; 5 The queen and her realm mid-reign; 6 Old problems and new in the queen's middle years; 7 Killing a queen and facing invasion, 1585-9; 8 An ageing queen and the difficult later years of her reign; 9 Elizabeth's final years; 10 What can be known of Elizabeth I?; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
Elizabeth I was Queen of England for almost forty-five years. The daughter of Henry VIII and Ann Boleyn, as an infant she was briefly accepted as her father's heir. After her mother was executed at her father's command she was declared illegitimate and led a sometimes scandalous existence until her accession to the throne at the age of twenty-five. Elizabeth oversaw a vibrant age of exploration and literature and established herself, the "Virgin Queen", a national icon that lives on in the popular imagination. But Elizabeth was England's second female monarch, and was greatly influen |
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Print version record |
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Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
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Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 fast |
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Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography
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Queens
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Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056783
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Biographies
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203180907 |
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0203180909 |
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