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Armadaby Garrett Mattingly, Leonard H. MattinglyISBN 0395083664 (0-395-08366-4)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin Company
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Beware, Princess Elizabethby Carolyn MeyerISBN 0152045562 (0-15-204556-2)
Softcover, Gulliver Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beware, Princess Elizabeth'Book summary:Imprisonment. Betrayal. Lost love. Murder. What more must a princess endure?[via]
Elizabeth Tudor's teenage and young adult years during the turbulent reigns of Edward and then Mary Tudor are hardly those of a fairy-tale princess. Her mother has been beheaded by Elizabeth's own father, Henry VIII; her jealous half sister, Mary, has her locked away in the Tower of London; and her only love interest betrays her in his own quest for the throne.
Told in the voice of the young Elizabeth and ending when she is crowned queen, this second novel in the exciting series explores the relationship between two sisters who became mortal enemies. Carolyn Meyer has written an intriguing historical tale that reveals the deep-seated rivalry between a determined girl who became one of England's most powerful monarchs and the sister who tried everything to stop her.More editions of Beware, Princess Elizabeth:
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Big Chief Elizabeth: The Adventures and Fate of the First English Colonists in Americaby Giles MiltonISBN 0312420188 (0-312-42018-8)
Softcover, Picador USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Big Chief Elizabeth: The Adventures and Fate of the First English Colonists in America'Book summary:The follow up to his best-selling Nathaniel's Nutmeg, Giles Milton's Big Chief Elizabeth is a sprawling, ambitious tale of how the aristocrats and privateers of Elizabethan England reached and colonized the "wild and barbarous shores" of the New World. Milton's story ranges from John Cabot's voyage to America in 1497 to the painful but ultimately successful foundation of the English colony at Jamestown by 1611. However, the main focus of the book is Sir Walter Raleigh's elaborate and tortuous attempts to establish an English settlement on Roanoke Island, in present-day North Carolina, following the first English voyage there in 1584. Scouring contemporary travel accounts of the period, Milton creates a colorful and entertaining account of the greed, confusion, and misunderstanding that characterized English relations with the Native Americans, and the violent and tragic conflict that often ensued.
Milton has a good eye for a surreal or comical story, such as the colony's first encounter with Big Chief--or Weroanza Wingina, whose exotic title "quickly captured the imagination of the English colonists, and they began referring to their own queen as Weroanza Elizabeth." The Elizabethan cast is also dazzling: the flamboyant and ambitious Walter Raleigh, who provided the money behind the Roanoke ventures; the "sober" ascetic scholar Thomas Hariot, who provided the brains; and hardened adventurers, like Arthur Barlowe and Ralph Lane, who provided the muscle. The myths and stories also come thick and fast, from John Smith and Pocahontas, to the importation of the fashion of "drinking tobacco," but the problem with Big Chief Elizabeth is that it lacks a central driving story. In the end, it reads like an entertaining, but rather labored jog through early Anglo-American history, something that has been done with greater skill and originality by, for one, Charles Nicholl in his fascinating book The Creature in the Map. Those who enjoyed Nathaniel's Nutmeg will probably like Big Chief Elizabeth, but with some reservations. --Jerry Brotton, Amazon.co.uk [via]
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Children of England: The Heirs of King Henry VIII, 1547-1558by Alison WeirISBN 0224038338 (0-224-03833-8)
Hardcover, J. Cape
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Children of England: The Heirs of King Henry VIII, 1547-1558'Book summary:The royal family may have its problems these days, but as Alison Weir reminds us in this cohesive and impeccably researched book, the nobility of old England could be both loveless and ruthless. Weir, an expert in the period and author of a book on Henry's VIII wives, focuses on the children of Henry VIII who reigned successively after his death in 1547: Edward VI, Mary I ("Bloody Mary") and Elizabeth I. The three shared little--living in separate homes--except for a familial legacy of blood and terror. This is exciting history and fascinating reading about a family of mythic proportions. [via]
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The Children of Henry VIIIby Alison WeirISBN 0345407865 (0-345-40786-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Children of Henry VIII'Book summary:At his death in 1547, King Henry VIII left four heirs to the English throne: his only son, the nine-year-old Prince Edward; the Lady Mary, the adult daughter of his first wife Katherine of Aragon; the Lady Elizabeth, the teenage daughter of his second wife Anne Boleyn; and his young great-niece, the Lady Jane Grey. In her brilliantly compelling new book, Alison Weir, author of four highly acclaimed chronicles of English royalty, paints a unique portrait of these four extraordinary rulers, examining their intricate relationships to each other and to history.
Weir opens her narrative with the death of Henry and the accession of the boy king Edward VI. Often portrayed as weak and sickly, Edward, in fact had a keen intelligence and a flair for leadership. Had he not contracted a fatal disease at the age of fifteen, Edward might have become one of England's great kings. Instead, his brief reign was marked by vicious court intrigue that took the monarchy to the verge of bankruptcy.
Edward's death in 1553 plunged England into chaos, and it was in this explosive atmosphere that the ill-fated Lady Jane Grey was crowned Queen of England. A fragile, intellectual girl, Jane was only too happy to end her nine-day rule when the rioting English populace proclaimed Mary their true and rightful sovereign. Despite her innocence, Jane was brutally executed at the age of sixteen.
Mary's reign was marked by her savage persecution of heretics (non-Catholics) and by the emotional turbulence of her marriage to King Philip II of Spain. Weir describes the mounting tensions of the final days of Mary's bloody reign, as the shrewd, politically adroit Elizabeth quietly positions herself to assume royal power. The Children of Henry VIII closes with Elizabeth's accession and the commencement of one of the longest, and most spectacularly successful, reigns in English history.
Deeply engrossing, written with grace and clarity, The Children of Henry VIII combines the best of history and biography. Weir's devoted readers will recognize this as her finest book yet. [via]More editions of The Children of Henry VIII:
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Death of the Foxby George P. GarrettISBN 0156252333 (0-15-625233-3)
Softcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Death of the Fox'Book summary:A meticulous re-creation of Elizabethan England that forms a trilogy with The Succession and Entered from the Sun. Here the author delves into the story of Sir Walter Ralegh's fall from favor for alleged conspiracy against James I. Garrett transports the reader to a world of cunning, intrigue, and colorful abundance.[via]More editions of Death of the Fox:
The Defeat of the Spanish Armadaby Garrett MattinglyISBN 0224617494 (0-224-61749-4)
Hardcover, Cape
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Elizabeth and Essex: A Tragic Historyby Lytton StracheyISBN 0156027615 (0-15-602761-5)
Softcover, Harvest Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Elizabeth and Essex: A Tragic History'Book summary:Strachey dramatizes one of the most famous and most baffling romances in history-between Elizabeth I, Queen of England, and Robert Devereux, the vital, handsome Earl of Essex.[via]More editions of Elizabeth and Essex: A Tragic History:
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Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queensby Jane DunnISBN 0375708200 (0-375-70820-0)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens'Book summary:Jane Dunns Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens offers a blend of history and biography that traces the "dynamic interaction" between two of the most powerful women in Western history. Dunn remains ever aware of the uniqueness of her two central figures: both women ruled as divinely ordained monarchs in a male dominated power structure; and both women were from the same family (Elizabeth I was the granddaughter of Henry VII, and Mary Queen of Scots the great-granddaughter of King Henry).
By focusing not on pure biography but instead on relationships, Dunn is able to narrow her book (still mammoth in scope) to the most salient and interesting events in the two queens lives. The book begins in 1558, the year in which Mary first wed and Elizabeth assumed the throne of England. Almost immediately the cousins were embroiled in a conflict that would endure for the remainder of Marys life. A restless, sexually-active Catholic, and leader of the Scottish people in alliance with France, Mary was ever a conduit for rumors of rebellion. The "Virgin Queen" Elizabeth used Mary as a dark reflection to underline her own celibate constancy as a ruler of law and order.
The pair never met face to face, but as Dunn reveals, their lives were closely intertwined. After holding Mary in Fotheringhay prison for nearly two decades, Elizabeth ordered her cousin executed in 1587. Mary had chosen martyrdom in favor of a confession to complicity in the Babington assassination plot. In court, she declared: "I would never make Shipwreck of my Soul by conspiring the Destruction of my dearest Sister." Though the ostensible victor, Elizabeth (who had struggled to find a way to release her cousin while still upholding her own power as queen) confessed, "I am not free, but a captive." In Elizabeth and Mary, Dunn has built a rich world that underlines the tragic struggle between private emotions and the public faces history puts on them. --Patrick OKelley [via]
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- Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens: ISBN 0375408983 (0-375-40898-3)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens: ISBN 0002571501 (0-00-257150-1)
Hardcover, Harpercollins - Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens: ISBN 0375708200 (0-375-70820-0)
Softcover, Vintage Books
- Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens: ISBN 0375408983 (0-375-40898-3)
Elizabeth Iby Anne SomersetISBN 0312081839 (0-312-08183-9)
Softcover, St. Martin's Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Elizabeth I'Book summary:Glitteringly detailed and engagingly written, the magisterial Elizabeth I brings to vivid life the golden age of sixteenth-century England and the uniquely fascinating monarch who presided over it. A woman of intellect and presence, Elizabeth was the object of extravagant adoration by her contemporaries. She firmly believed in the divine providence of her sovereignty and exercised supreme authority over the intrigue-laden Tudor court and Elizabethan England at large. Brilliant, mercurial, seductive, and maddening, an inspiration to artists and adventurers and the subject of vicious speculation over her choice not to marry, Elizabeth became the most powerful ruler of her time. Anne Somerset has immortalized her in this splendidly illuminating account. [via]
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Elizabeth I: Collected Worksby Elizabeth, Janel M. Mueller, Mary Beth RoseISBN 0226504646 (0-226-50464-6)
Hardcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Elizabeth I: Collected Works'Book summary:This long-awaited and masterfully edited volume contains nearly all of the writings of Queen Elizabeth I: the clumsy letters of childhood, the early speeches of a fledgling queen, and the prayers and poetry of the monarch's later years. The first collection of its kind, Elizabeth I reveals brilliance on two counts: that of the Queen, a dazzling writer and a leading intellect of the English Renaissance, and that of the editors, whose copious annotations make the book not only essential to scholars but accessible to general readers as well.[via]
"This collection shines a light onto the character and experience of one of the most interesting of monarchs. . . . We are likely never to get a closer or clearer look at her. An intriguing and intense portrait of a woman who figures so importantly in the birth of our modern world."Publishers Weekly
"An admirable scholarly edition of the queen's literary output. . . . This anthology will excite scholars of Elizabethan history, but there is something here for all of us who revel in the English language."John Cooper, Washington Times
"Substantial, scholarly, but accessible. . . . An invaluable work of reference."Patrick Collinson, London Review of Books
"In a single extraordinary volume . . . Marcus and her coeditors have collected the Virgin Queen's letters, speeches, poems and prayers. . . . An impressive, heavily footnoted volume."Library Journal
"This excellent anthology of [Elizabeth's] speeches, poems, prayers and letters demonstrates her virtuosity and afford the reader a penetrating insight into her 'wiles and understandings.'"Anne Somerset, New Statesman
"Here then is the only trustworthy collection of the various genres of Elizabeth's writings. . . . A fine edition which will be indispensable to all those interested in Elizabeth I and her reign."Susan Doran, History
"In the torrent of words about her, the queen's own words have been hard to find. . . . [This] volume is a major scholarly achievement that makes Elizabeth's mind much more accessible than before. . . . A veritable feast of material in different genres."David Norbrook, The New RepublicMore editions of Elizabeth I: Collected Works:
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Elizabeth I: Collected Worksby Leah S. Marcus, Janel M. Mueller, Mary Beth RoseISBN 0226504654 (0-226-50465-4)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Elizabeth I: Collected Works'Book summary:This long-awaited and masterfully edited volume contains nearly all of the writings of Queen Elizabeth I: the clumsy letters of childhood, the early speeches of a fledgling queen, and the prayers and poetry of the monarch's later years. The first collection of its kind, Elizabeth I reveals brilliance on two counts: that of the Queen, a dazzling writer and a leading intellect of the English Renaissance, and that of the editors, whose copious annotations make the book not only essential to scholars but accessible to general readers as well.[via]More editions of Elizabeth I: Collected Works:
Elizabeth I: The Shrewdness of Virtueby Jasper RidleyISBN 088064110X (0-88064-110-X)
Softcover, Fromm International Publishing Corporation
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Elizabeth I, Queen of Englandby Neville WilliamsISBN 0722191537 (0-7221-9153-7)
Hardcover, Sphere
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Elizabeth I, Red Rose of the House of Tudorby Kathryn LaskyISBN 0590684841 (0-590-68484-1)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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Elizabeth the Greatby Elizabeth JenkinsISBN 1842121626 (1-84212-162-6)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Elizabeth the Great'Book summary:Elizabeth Jenkins illuminates in great detail the personal and private life of Elizabeth 1. Was she bald? What precisely was her sex-life? What were her emotional attachments? No other biography provides such a personal study of the Queen and her court - their daily lives, concerns, topics of conversation, meals, living conditions, travels, successes and failures - but it also places them firmly within the historical context of 16th Century Britain. An authoritative history of the period enlightened by a through understanding of Elizabethan society and an intimate portrait of the Queen. [via]
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Elizabeth the Queenby Alison WeirISBN 0224044141 (0-224-04414-1)
Hardcover, J. Cape
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Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throneby David StarkeyISBN 0060959517 (0-06-095951-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne'Book summary:The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, Good Queen Bess; Elizabeth I holds a unique place in the English imagination as one of the nation's most powerful, charismatic, and successful monarchs. Elizabeth usually is imagined as the icy, untouchable figure, re-created memorably on screen by Bette Davis and Dame Judi Dench, but that vision of Elizabeth ignores the turbulent years of her early life, from her birth as the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn in 1533 until her accession to the throne in 1558 after the death of her sister Mary. It is these early years that are the subject of David Starkey's fascinating Elizabeth, which was written to accompany the television series about her life.
Starkey argues that Elizabeth, in her first 25 years, "had experienced every vicissitude of fortune and every extreme of condition. She had been Princess and inheritrix of England, and bastard and disinherited; the nominated successor to the throne and an accused traitor on the verge of execution; showered with lands and houses, and a prisoner in the Tower". He draws on his skills as a respected Tudor historian to produce a deft account of the religious, political, and dynastic maelstrom of mid-16th-century England that reads "like a historical thriller." The book carefully picks its way through the finer points of contemporary religious conflict and the peculiarities of Tudor court ceremony, while exploring also the formation of Elizabeth's character in relation to a murdered mother, a charismatic father, a tortured sister, and a predatory guardian. Highly readable, and written with verve and pace, this is a fascinating account of the young Elizabeth. --Jerry Brotton, Amazon.co.uk [via]
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Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life In Elizabethan Londonby Liza PicardISBN 0312325665 (0-312-32566-5)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life In Elizabethan London'Book summary:Liza Picard's Elizabeth's London completes a trilogy of books on London throughout history, starting with Restoration London and followed by Dr Johnson's London. From the outset, Picard admits that Elizabethan London proved an even greater challenge to reconstruct, as "few buildings survive", and "artefacts and clothes from the time are rare". Nevertheless, through painstaking detail, Picard wonderfully recreates the crowded chaotic sights and smells of everyday life in late 16th-century London.
Her journey starts, like so many admirers of the city from Chaucer to Ackroyd, on the river Thames, "a uniform opaque grey" in Elizabeth's time, but "fairly unpolluted, judging from all the fish in it," and "a superb processional route between the royal palaces." From here Picard surveys London life, from its main streets, its water supply and its civic buildings of timber and stone, to the houses, people, clothes, food, drink and entertainment that defined one of the most prosperous cities in 16th-century Europe.
Everything is told in all its raw, sensual detail, from the ways in which "the butcher's professional skills" were used to disembowel those unfortunate enough to be convicted of capital offences, to the cost of pins for dressmaking--one shilling and eight pence per thousand. At times, the sheer detail of Picard's book can be overwhelming, and there is no specific argument that unites her observations, but the sheer scale of information is extremely impressive. -Jerry Brotton [via]
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An Elizabethan Progressby Zillah M. DoveyISBN 0750910402 (0-7509-1040-2)
Hardcover, Sutton Pub Ltd
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An Elizabethan Progress: The Queen's Journey to East Anglia, 1578by Zillah DoveyISBN 0838637213 (0-8386-3721-3)
Hardcover, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Pr
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The Elizabethan Worldby Lacey Baldwin SmithISBN 0395597714 (0-395-59771-4)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Elizabethan World'Book summary:Trade paperback. 332 pages. Illustrated; notes; bibliography; index. [via]
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The First Elizabethby Carolly EricksonISBN 031216842X (0-312-16842-X)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The First Elizabeth'Book summary:A recreation of Queen Elizabeth I's early life through the reigns of Edward VI and Mary Tudor, which aims to establish the psychological motivations which formed the basis of her forty year rule of England. [via]
Gloriana: The Years of Elizabeth Iby Mary M. LukeISBN 0698105435 (0-698-10543-5)
Hardcover, Coward, McCann & Geoghegan
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The Heart and Stomach of a King: Elizabeth I and the Politics of Sex and Powerby Carole LevinISBN 0812215338 (0-8122-1533-8)
Softcover, Univ of Pennsylvania Pr
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I, Elizabethby Rosalind MilesISBN 0330309773 (0-330-30977-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I, Elizabeth'Book summary:Publicly declared a bastard at the age of three, daughter of a disgraced and executed mother, last in the line of succession to the throne of England, Elizabeth I inherited an England ravaged by bloody religious conflict, at war with Spain and France, and badly in debt. When she died in 1603, after a forty-five- year reign, her empire spanned two continents and was united under one church, victorious in war, and blessed with an overflowing treasury. Whats more, her favoritesWilliam Shakespeare, Sir Francis Drake, and Sir Walter Raleighhad made
the Elizabethan era a cultural Golden Age still remembered today.
But for Elizabeth the woman, tragedy went hand in hand with triumph. Politics and scandal forced the passionate queen to reject her true love, Robert Dudley, and to execute his stepson, her much-adored Lord Essex. Now in this spellbinding novel, Rosalind Miles brings to life the woman behind the myth. By turns imperious, brilliant, calculating, vain, and witty, this is the Elizabeth the world never knew. From the days of her brutal father, Henry VIII, to her final dying moments, Elizabeth tells her story in her own words. [via]More editions of I, Elizabeth:
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I, Elizabeth: The Word of a Queenby Rosalind MilesISBN 0385471602 (0-385-47160-2)
Hardcover, Doubleday Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I, Elizabeth: The Word of a Queen'Book summary:A fictional autobiography of Elizabeth I of England combines historical accuracy and exciting, fully drawn characters to give an accurate and insightful behind-the-scenes look at the world in 1600. 25,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo. Tour. [via]
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Legacyby Susan KayISBN 038070322X (0-380-70322-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Legacy'Book summary:A Spellbinding Tale of England's Most Passionate Queen-and the Three Men Whose Destinies Belonged to Her Alone.
"Fast-paced...one of the most fascinating monarchs in history."
-New York Times Book Review"A stupendous achievement...a book that captures
Queen Elizabeth I completely."
-Mainstream HistoricalBeloved for its stunning storytelling, Legacy offers an exquisite portrait of the queen who defined an era. Tracing the unlikely path from her tragic childhood to her ruthless confrontations with Mary, Queen of Scots, and capturing in all its glory her brilliant reign as Europe's most celebrated queen, Legacy peels back the layers from a mysterious monarch and satisfies the questions of history.
Winner of the Georgette Heyer Historical Novel Prize and the Betty Trask Award, Legacy gives us Elizabeth the woman: proud, passionate, and captivating in her intensity. She inspired men to love her with bewitching devotion, no matter what the cost, but the depth of her love for England required a sacrifice that would haunt her to the grave.
"Full of dramatic twists and turns, not to mention a scintillating central character and colorful supporting cast. Readers will lose themselves for hours in this richly entertaining novel."
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The Life and Times of Elizabeth Iby Neville WilliamsISBN 1566491983 (1-56649-198-3)
Softcover, Welcome Rain
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Life and Times of Elizabeth I'Book summary:In this study, the author shows how the Queen used her sex as a source of strength, playing on chivalry to inspire loyalty and devotion. The greatest men in the kingdom competed for her favour. Though "but" a woman, Elizabeth was to leave behind her a united nation and the legend of a golden age. [via]
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The Life of Elizabeth Iby Alison WeirISBN 0345425502 (0-345-42550-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Life of Elizabeth I'Book summary:The long life and powerful personality of England's beloved Virgin Queen have eternal appeal, and popular historian Alison Weir depicts both with panache. She's especially good at evoking the physical texture of Tudor England: the elaborate royal gowns (actually an intricate assembly of separate fabric panels buttoned together over linen shifts), the luxurious but unhygienic palaces (Elizabeth got the only "close stool"; most members of her retinue relieved themselves in the courtyards), the huge meals heavily seasoned to disguise the taste of spoiled meat. Against this earthy backdrop, Elizabeth's intelligence and formidable political skills stand in vivid relief. She may have been autocratic, devious, even deceptive, but these traits were required to perform a 45-year tightrope walk between the two great powers of Europe, France and Spain. Both countries were eager to bring small, weak England under their sway and to safely marry off its inconveniently independent queen. Weir emphasizes Elizabeth's precarious position as a ruling woman in a man's world, suggesting plausibly that the single life was personally appealing as well as politically expedient for someone who had seen many ambitious ladies--including her own mother--ruined and even executed for just the appearance of sexual indiscretions. The author's evaluations of such key figures in Elizabeth's reign as the Earl of Leicester (arguably the only man she ever loved) and William Cecil (her most trusted adviser) are equally cogent and respectful of psychological complexity. Weir does a fine job of retelling this always-popular story for a new generation. --Wendy Smith [via]
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Marriage With My Kingdom: The Courtships of Elizabeth Iby Alison PlowdenISBN 0750921978 (0-7509-2197-8)
Softcover, Sutton Pub Ltd
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Hardcover, Macmillan - Marriage With My Kingdom: The Courtships of Elizabeth I: ISBN 0812823389 (0-8128-2338-9)
Hardcover, Stein and Day - Marriage With My Kingdom: The Courtships of Elizabeth I: ISBN 0750921978 (0-7509-2197-8)
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Mary Queen of Scotsby Antonia FraserISBN 038531129X (0-385-31129-X)
Softcover, Delta
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mary Queen of Scots'Book summary:Mary Queen of Scots passed her childhood in France and married the Dauphin to become Queen of France at the age of sixteen. Widowed less than two years later, she returned to Scotland as Queen after an absence of thirteen years. Her life then entered its best known phase: the early struggles with John Knox and the unruly Scottish nobility; the fatal marriage to Darnley and his mysterious death; her marriage to Bothwell, the chief suspect, that led directly to her long English captivity at the hands of Queen Elizabeth; the poignant and extraordinary story of her long imprisonment that ended with the labyrinthine Babington plot to free her, and her execution at the age of forty-four. [via]
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- Mary, Queen of Scots: ISBN 0440354765 (0-440-35476-5)
Softcover, Dell Publishing - Mary Queen of Scots: ISBN 0297177737 (0-297-17773-7)
Hardcover, Weidenfeld & Nicolson - Mary Queen of Scots: ISBN 0297775227 (0-297-77522-7)
Hardcover, Weidenfeld and Nicolson - Mary Queen of Scots: ISBN 0297814982 (0-297-81498-2)
Hardcover, Weidenfeld & Nicolson - Mary Queen of Scots: ISBN 0440052610 (0-440-05261-0)
Hardcover, Delacorte Press - Mary Queen of Scots: ISBN 038531129X (0-385-31129-X)
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- Mary, Queen of Scots: ISBN 0440354765 (0-440-35476-5)
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Mary Queen of Scotsby Outlet Book Company Staff, Random House Value Publishing StaffISBN 0517414244 (0-517-41424-4)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mary Queen of Scots'Book summary:Mary Queen of Scots passed her childhood in France and married the Dauphin to become Queen of France at the age of sixteen. Widowed less than two years later, she returned to Scotland as Queen after an absence of thirteen years. Her life then entered its best known phase: the early struggles with John Knox and the unruly Scottish nobility; the fatal marriage to Darnley and his mysterious death; her marriage to Bothwell, the chief suspect, that led directly to her long English captivity at the hands of Queen Elizabeth; the poignant and extraordinary story of her long imprisonment that ended with the labyrinthine Babington plot to free her, and her execution at the age of forty-four. [via]
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Mary Queen of Scots and the Historiansby Antonia FraserISBN 0950244376 (0-9502443-7-6)
Hardcover, Royal Stuart Society
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My Enemy the Queenby Victoria HoltISBN 0449202399 (0-449-20239-9)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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The Poyson Gardenby Karen HarperISBN 0440225922 (0-440-22592-2)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Poyson Garden'Book summary:Imagine a cross between the films Elizabeth and Shakespeare in Love (without the latter's jokes) and you'll get some idea of this first entry in Karen Harper's Bess Tudor series of historical mysteries. It's 1558, and the 25-year-old Elizabeth, her life and family threatened by the dying, jealous Queen Mary, actually dresses up like a boy and slips off to Hever Castle. There she bonds with the spirit of her mother, Anne Boleyn, and solves several murders.
In lesser hands, such a plot might seem unlikely. But, as she has done in such previous books as Black Orchid, Dark Road Home, and Empty Cradle, Harper stills disbelief and quickens interest with her impeccable research and competent prose. The former high school English teacher knows how to create characters that leap to life despite the accumulated weight of previous books and films: her Elizabeth is a smart, sad, tough, and feisty original, fully worthy of both her mother and her father's heritage. It should be great fun to watch her grow and solve future mysteries. --Dick Adler [via]
The Public and Private: Elizabeth I and her Worldby Susan Watkins, Mark FiennesISBN 0500018693 (0-500-01869-3)
Hardcover, Thames & Hudson
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Queen Elizabeth Iby J. E. NealeISBN 0897333624 (0-89733-362-4)
Softcover, Academy Chicago Pub
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Queen of This Realm: The Story of Elizabeth Iby Jean PlaidyISBN 0609810200 (0-609-81020-0)
Softcover, Three Rivers Pr
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Queen of This Realm: The Story of Elizabeth Iby Victoria Holt, Jean Plaidy, Philippa Carr, Eleanor HibbertISBN 0399129855 (0-399-12985-5)
Hardcover, Granite Impex Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Queen of This Realm: The Story of Elizabeth I'Book summary:In this "memoir" by Elizabeth I, legendary historical novelist Jean Plaidy reveals the Virgin Queen as she truly was: the bewildered, motherless child of an all-powerful father; a captive in the Tower of London; a shrewd politician; a lover of the arts; and eventually, an icon of an era. It is the story of her improbable rise to power and the great triumphs of her reign--the end of religious bloodshed, the settling of the New World, the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Brilliantly clever, a scholar with a ready wit, she was also vain, bold, and unpredictable, a queen who commanded--and won--absolute loyalty from those around her.
But in these pages, in her own voice, Elizabeth also recounts the emotional turmoil of her life: the loneliness of power; the heartbreak of her lifelong love affair with Robert Dudley, whom she could never marry; and the terrible guilt of ordering the execution of her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots. In this unforgettable novel, Elizabeth emerges as one of the most fascinating and controversial women in history, and as Englands greatest monarch.
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The Queen's Bastardby Robin MaxwellISBN 1559704756 (1-55970-475-6)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Queen's Bastard'Book summary:Historians have long whispered that Elizabeth "the Virgin Queen's" passionate, lifelong affair with Robin Dudley, Earl of Leicester, may have led to the birth of a son, Arthur Dudley. In this exquisite sequel to The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn, Robin Maxwell fashions a stunning fictional account of the child switched at birth by a lady-in-waiting who foresaw the deleterious political consequences of a royal bastard.
Set against the sweeping, meticulously rendered backdrop of court intrigues, international scandals, and England's battle against the Spanish Armada, The Queen's Bastard deftly juxtaposes Elizabeth and Leicester's tumultuous relationship with the memoirs of the adventurous son lost to them -- yet ultimately discovered. [via]
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The Queen's Conjurer: The Science and Magic of Dr. John Dee, Advisor to Elizabeth Iby Benjamin WoolleyISBN 0805065105 (0-8050-6510-5)
Softcover, Holt & Company, Henry
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Although his accomplishments were substantial -- he became a trusted confidante to Queen Elizabeth I, inspired the formation of the British Empire, and plotted voyages to the New World-John Dee's story has been largely lost to history. Beyond the political sphere his intellectual pursuits ranged from the scientific to the occult. His mathematics anticipated Isaac Newton by nearly a century, while his mapmaking and navigation were critical to exploration. He was also obsessed with alchemy, astrology, and mysticism. His library was one of the finest in Europe, a vast compendium of thousands of volumes. Yet, despite his powerful position and prodigious intellect, Dee died in poverty and obscurity, reviled and pitied as a madman.
Benjamin Woolley tells the engrossing story of the rise and fall of this remarkable man, who wielded great influence during the pivotal era when the age of superstition collided with the new world of science and reason. Written with flair and vigor, based on numerous surviving diaries of the period, The Queen's Conjurer is a highly readable account of an extraordinary life.More editions of The Queen's Conjurer: The Science and Magic of Dr. John Dee, Advisor to Elizabeth I:
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The Queen's Foolby Philippa GregoryISBN 0743246071 (0-7432-4607-1)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Queen's Fool'Book summary:The bitter enmity between Elizabeth the First and Mary Tudor, the daughters of Henry VIII (not to mention the conflict between their mothers Anne Boleyn and Katherine of Aragon) makes the squabbles between modern-day royals seem small beer indeed. This is particularly clear after reading something as enjoyable as Philippa Gregory's The Queen's Fool, which treats the period and its turbulent sweep with an almost operatic grandeur. In The Other Boleyn Girl, Gregory delivered a tremendous popular success and lifted this kind of popular historical writing from the realms of romantic fiction to something rich in authentic drama and convincing historical verisimilitude.
Mary and Elizabeth, the two young princesses, have a common goal: to be Queen of England. To achieve this, they need both to win the love of the people and learn how to negotiate dangerous political pitfalls. Gregory recreates this era with tremendous colour, and she makes the court an enticing but danger-fraught place. Into this setting comes the eponymous fool, the youthful Hannah, who (despite her air of guileless religiousness) is not naive. She soon finds herself having to deal with the beguiling but treacherous Robert Dudley. Dispatched to report on Princess Mary, Hannah discovers in her a passionate religious conviction (to return England to the rule of Rome and its pope) that will have fatal consequences.
From Tolstoy's War and Peace onwards, historical novelists have set fictitious characters among real-life personages with mixed success; the author's creations can often pale beside the historical figures. That is emphatically not the case here, and Gregory ensures that all her characters have a full and teeming life. Expect a major movie: something as colourful and exuberant as The Queen's Fool is a natural for screen adaptation. --Barry Forshaw [via]
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The Queene's Cureby Karen HarperISBN 0440235952 (0-440-23595-2)
Softcover, Dell Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Queene's Cure'Book summary:In late summer of 1562, with handsome Lord Robert Dudley by her side, Elizabeth Tudor leads her retinue to London s Royal College of Physicians -- to demand its help in the raging battle against disease and pestilence. But the stalwart queen is shaken when a frighteningly lifelike effigy of herself ravaged by pox turns up in her royal coach.
Elizabeth s fear that the counterfeit corpse is a harbinger of tragedy comes to fruition when ever more terrifying transgressions penetrate the very heart of her royal precincts. With the help of her Privy Plot Council , Elizabeth resolves to unmask a murderer who wears a false face and is beset by the vilest humours of the soul. But when she herself falls ill, an entire realm is caught in the grip of a treasonous conspiracy...as the indomitable young monarch fights for her life, her realm, and her rightful crown. [via] 
The Secret Lion: Book I in the Spymasterby Christopher GortnerISBN 1933037350 (1-933037-35-0)
Softcover, Heliographica Pr
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The Tidal Pooleby Karen HarperISBN 1568958943 (1-56895-894-3)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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Virginby Robin MaxwellISBN 1559705639 (1-55970-563-9)
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The Virgin Queenby Christopher HibbertISBN 0201608170 (0-201-60817-0)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Virgin Queen'Book summary:An intimate portrait of history's most fascinating monarch. Christopher Hibbert's Elizabeth I is a revelation--a genius and world leader, presiding over one of Europe's most glittering ages, singing, riding to the hunt, composing verse, summoning armadas, dealing coldly with traitors. "A well-rounded and well-written study . . . an excellent introduction to a remarkable woman".--The Observer. Four-color insert. [via]
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The Virgin's Loverby Philippa GregoryISBN 0743269268 (0-7432-6926-8)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Virgin's Lover'Book summary:The National Bestseller In the autumn of 1558, church bells across England ring out the joyous news that Elizabeth I is the new queen. One woman hears the tidings with utter dread. She is Amy Dudley, wife of Sir Robert, and she knows that Elizabeth's ambitious leap to the throne will draw her husband back to the center of the glamorous Tudor court, where he was born to be. Elizabeth's excited triumph is short-lived. She has inherited a bankrupt country where treason is rampant and foreign war a certainty. Her faithful advisor William Cecil warns her that she will survive only if she marries a strong prince to govern the rebellious country, but the one man Elizabeth desires is her childhood friend, the ambitious Robert Dudley. As the young couple falls in love, a question hangs in the air: can he really set aside his wife and marry the queen? When Amy is found dead, Elizabeth and Dudley are suddenly plunged into a struggle for survival. Philippa Gregory's The Virgin's Lover answers the question about an unsolved crime that has fascinated detectives and historians for centuries. Intelligent, romantic, and compelling, The Virgin's Lover presents a young woman on the brink of greatness, a young man whose ambition exceeds his means, and the wife who cannot forgive them. [via]
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What Life Was Like in the Realm of Elizabeth: England, Ad 1533-1603by Editors of Time Life BooksISBN 0783554567 (0-7835-5456-7)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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The Word of a Prince: A Life of Elizabeth I from Contemporary Documentsby Maria PerryISBN 0851156339 (0-85115-633-9)
Softcover, Boydell Pr
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The Young Elizabethby Alison PlowdenISBN 0750921927 (0-7509-2192-7)
Softcover, Sutton Pub Ltd
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