Guy, J. A. <br/><br/>
Elizabeth :  the forgotten years / 
by John, Guy. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - ix, 493 p. ;  illustrations (chiefly color), maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780670922253 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2016429579 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Elizabeth I,  Queen of England,  1533-1603. <br/>Elizabeth I,  Queen of England,  1533-1603. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>1558-1603 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Queens--Great Britain--Biography.<br/>Queens.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603.<br/>Great Britain.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Biographies.<br/>Biography.<br/>History.<br/>Biographies.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>942.055092  / GUY