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Elizabeth I (Penguin Monarchs): A Study in Insecurity Book

Elizabeth I (Penguin Monarchs) : Paperback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780141989945 : 0141989947 : 01 Dec 2019 : Part of the Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers in a collectible format In the popular imagination, as in her portraits, Elizabeth I is the image of monarchical power. The Virgin Queen ruled over a Golden Age: the Spanish Armada was defeated; English explorers reached the ends of the earth; a new Church of England rose from the ashes of past conflict; the English Renaissance bloomed in the genius of Shakespeare, Spenser and Sidney. But the image is also armour...Read More

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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.

  • 0141989947
  • 9780141989945
  • Castor, Helen
  • 4 July 2019
  • Penguin
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 144
  • Book
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