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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779033803321

Autore

Richards Judith M. <1938-, >

Titolo

Elizabeth I / / Judith M. Richards

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-58826-4

1-283-46192-7

9786613461926

1-136-58827-2

0-203-18090-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Routledge historical biographies

Disciplina

942.05/5092

B

Soggetti

Queens - Great Britain

Great Britain History Elizabeth, 1558-1603

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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 influenced b