Elizabeth I (Penguin Monarchs)
A Study in Insecurity
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Publisher Description
'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.
Customer Reviews
Peace & prosperity
A title in the Penguin Monarchs series, this book portrays the life and reign of Elizabeth I (the 'Virgin Queen'). It demonstrates that a woman could successfully rule England and even restore it to peace and prosperity, all of which Elizabeth's critics had strongly doubted upon her accession to the throne. This text is an accessible account of a determined and intelligent woman who justifiably looms as large in the historical record as her father Henry VIII