Elizabeth I (Penguin Monarchs)

By Helen Castor

Release : 2018-03-01

Genre : European History, Books, History, Biographies & Memoirs, Historical Bios & Memoirs

Kind : ebook

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'The experience of insecurity, it turned out, would shape one of the most remarkable monarchs in England's history'

In the popular imagination, as in her portraits, Elizabeth I is the image of monarchical power. But this image is as much armour as a reflection of the truth. In this illuminating account of England's iconic queen, Helen Castor reveals her reign as shaped by a profound and enduring insecurity that was a matter of both practical politics and personal psychology.

Elizabeth I (Penguin Monarchs)

By Helen Castor

Release : 2018-03-01

Genre : European History, Books, History, Biographies & Memoirs, Historical Bios & Memoirs

Kind : ebook

(0 ratings)
'The experience of insecurity, it turned out, would shape one of the most remarkable monarchs in England's history'

In the popular imagination, as in her portraits, Elizabeth I is the image of monarchical power. But this image is as much armour as a reflection of the truth. In this illuminating account of England's iconic queen, Helen Castor reveals her reign as shaped by a profound and enduring insecurity that was a matter of both practical politics and personal psychology.

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