Author: Jean Plaidy
Year: 1985
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9780609810200
9781443412568
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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 England's greatest monarch.
This book is part of the "Queens of England" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "William's Wife"
First published in 1992
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 | "The Queen's Devotion"
First published in 1992
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 | "The Reluctant Queen"
First published in 1990
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 | "The Queen's Secret"
First published in 1989
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 | "The Courts of Love"
First published in 1987
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 | "Victoria Victorious"
First published in 1985
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 | "Myself, My Enemy"
First published in 1983
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