Elizabeth : the forgotten years / John Guy.
| Author/creator |
Guy, J. A. (John Alexander) author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York, New York : Viking, [2016] |
| Description | vi, 493 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Introduction: A virgin queen -- A city in fear -- Crisis and betrayal -- Brave new world -- Armada of the soul -- No warrior queen -- A funeral and a wedding -- On the attack -- The visible queen -- The enemy within -- Catastrophe in France -- "Good Queen Bess" -- The quest for gold -- Conspiring against the queen -- Games of thrones -- A counter-armada -- One last chance -- Seeking détente -- Opening new fronts -- Defying the queen -- "I am Richard II" -- The queen's speech -- On a knife's edge -- The final vigil. |
| Abstract | A groundbreaking biography of Elizabeth I revealing for the first time the woman behind the polished veneer as she confronts challenges at home and abroad: war against the Catholic powers of France and Spain, revolt in Ireland, an economic crisis that triggered riots in the streets of London, and a conspiracy to place her cousin Mary Queen of Scots on her throne. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [408]-465) and index. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biography. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| ISBN | 0670786020 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780670786022 hardcover |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | DA355 .G87 2016 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |