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Elizabeth I: Queen of Tudor England
Myra WeatherlyA biography profiling the life of Queen Elizabeth I, the queen of England during the peak of the Renaissance era. Includes source notes and timeline.
Elizabeth I: Queen of Tudor England
Myra WeatherlyDescribes the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England, whose forty-five year rule encompassed a period of exploration, economic growth, and an increased interest in the arts.
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
More editionsFeatures a biographical sketch of the Queen of England and Ireland Elizabeth I (1533-1603), presented by Lucid Interactive. Links to other related Web sites.
Queen of This Realm: The Story of Elizabeth I: (Queen of ...
Jean PlaidyIn this unforgettable novel, Elizabeth emerges as one of the most fascinating and controversial women in history, and as England's greatest monarch.
Fox's Book of Martyrs
John FoxePublished early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England, only five years after the death of the Roman Catholic Queen Mary, the work is an affirmation of the Protestant Reformation in England during the ongoing period of religious ...
Queen Elizabeth I: Selected Works
Elizabeth I (Queen of England)Commentary Francis Stewart (Hepburn), fifth earl of Bothwell, had enjoyed James's favor and respect as a young man at court in the early 1580s. By 1589, however, he was involved in a series of plots to kidnap James and actually managed to ...
Mary Queen of Scots
Carol SchaeferPresents a biography of Mary Queen of Scots, the Scottish queen whose power struggle with Elizabeth I of England ended with her beheading.
Queen Elizabeth I
Leon AshworthDescribes the life of the strong-willed queen who brought new stability and vitality to England in the sixteenth century.
Elizabeth and Mary Tudor
Elizabeth I (Queen of England)The two translators whose printed works are contained in this volume were the daughters of Henry VIII.
The Queen Mother: The Untold Story of Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, ...
Lady Colin CampbellPacked with stunning revelations, this is the inside story of The Queen Mother from the New York Times bestselling author who first revealed the truth about Princess Diana Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother has been called the "most ...
Queen and Country: The Fifty-year Reign of Elizabeth II
William ShawcrossWritten with the cooperation of the royal family, this portrait of England's queen focuses on her private life, personal interests, and social and political role of a constitutional monarch in her nation.
Gloriana: The Portraits of Queen Elizabeth I
Roy StrongA detailed analysis of all of the major portraits of Queen Elizabeth I demonstrates how the restoration of stability to her socially and religiously divided country depended on the image of the Queen as a deified, all-powerful monarch.
John Nichols's The Progresses and Public Processions of ...
Elizabeth GoldringThe fifth volume in this annotated collection of texts relating to the 'progresses' of Queen Elizabeth I around England provides 26 appendices, a detailed bibliography of primary and secondary sources, and the index to Volumes I to V.
Sin and Salvation in Reformation England
Jonathan WillisIn her book on the queen's printer John Day, elizabeth evenden recognized that Jewel's work was used by archbishop parker to prove the legitimacy of the Church of england, in much the same way as was John foxe's Acts and Monuments.
Queen Elizabeth I
Susan DoranCharting Elizabeth's childhood, education and family life as well as her relationships with her ministers and suitors, the author discusses her motivation and the personal qualities that sustained her as queen.
Queen Elizabeth: The Queen Mother : the Official Biography
William ShawcrossElizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes Lyon, the youngest daughter of the Earl of Strathmore, was born on 4 August, 1900.
Elizabeth, The Queen
Alison WeirIn her highly praised The Six Wives of Henry VIII and its sequel, Children of England, Alison Weir examined the private lives of the early Tudor kings and queens, and chronicled the childhood and youth of one of England's most successful ...
Elizabeth I: Her Life in Letters
Elizabeth I (Queen of England)The first exhaustive treatment of the great monarch's letters opens the door to her life through her correspondence--from letters she wrote at ten to barely legible letters scrawled to her successor when she was on her deathbed. (Biography) ...
The Forgotten Queen
Haley Elizabeth GarwoodRelates the story of Matilda, the daughter of Henry I of England, and her efforts to regain the throne that was stolen from her
Elizabeth I: Queen of England's Golden Age
Paul HilliamPresents the life and accomplishments of the last of the Tudors who ruled for forty-four years and never married or had any children.
Queen: The Selected Letters of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother:
William Shawcross‘Enchanting, often moving and sometimes hilarious’ Daily Mail Full of wit, hilarity, acute observation and a deeply held sense of duty, the Queen Mother’s letters give readers a vivid insight into the person behind the public face.
On the Trail of Mary Queen of Scots
J. Keith CheethamTraces the tumultuous life of Mary Stuart, who became queen at the age of one week and was eventually beheaded for plotting against her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Victoria Biography
Julia BairdFor readers of Stacy Schiff's Cleopatra and Sally Bedell Smith's Elizabeth the Queen comes the story of the indefatigable British queen who built an empire and made the modern world: a sweeping, gorgeously written, page-turning new ...
Orlando: A Biography
Virginia WoolfOrlando, a young nobleman in Elizabeth's England, awaits a visit from the Queen. Now, an ambassador in Costantinople, awakes to find that he is a woman.
The Queen : Volume 1: Elizabeth II and the Monarchy
Ben PimlottA fully revised edition of Ben Pimlott's classic biography of the Queen: There will be no better biography of Elizabeth II. PETER HENNESSY, Independent on Sunday
The Queen: Elizabeth II and the Monarchy (Text Only)
Ben PimlottAn updated edition of Ben Pimlott’s classic biography of the Queen: ‘There is no better biography of Elizabeth II.’ PETER HENNESSY, Independent on Sunday
Arbella: England's Lost Queen
Sarah GristwoodSarah Gristwood. CRITICAL ACCLAIMFOR Arbella: England's Lost Queen: “This is historical biography at its best, written in a lively, witty style with such beautiful turns of phrase that one must read them again for the sheer pleasure of it.
Pirate Queen: The Life of Grace O'Malley, 1530-1603
Judith CookFrom piracy to nunnery via murder, the scaffold, and rescue by Queen Elizabeth, Pirate Queen tells the sensational story of Grace O'Malley, terror of the seas
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