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Elizabeth : the forgotten years / by John, Guy.

By: Guy, J. A. (John Alexander) [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: United Kingdom : Viking, 2016Edition: 1st edDescription: ix, 493 p. ; illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780670922253 (hbk.)Subject(s): Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 | Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 | 1558-1603 | Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography | Queens | Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 | Great BritainGenre/Form: Biographies. | Biography. | History. | Biographies. DDC classification: 942.055092
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.
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.
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942.055092 GUY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Acc.No. PN107023 BCL1527
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.

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