There are few individuals in British history more towering, more charismatic, more influential than Gloriana, the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland.
She captures the imagination perhaps more than any other historical British figure and the story of her life is also the story of an age that would change the face of England forever.
The years of Elizabeth’s childhood were troubled — fraught with danger and beset with the political and religious plots of those around her.
At the age of two her mother, Anne Boleyn, was beheaded by her father, Henry VIII, Elizabeth was declared illegitimate and banished from the royal court.
At 21, she was imprisoned in the Tower of London by her sister, Mary.
And at 25 she was crowned Queen of England and Ireland, ruling as the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty until her death in 1603.
The reign of Elizabeth was characterized by the Virgin Queen cult that grew up around her fierce independence, by her epic defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, by England’s seafaring prowess personified in the figures of Francis Drake and Walter Raleigh and by the great flowering of artistic and literary creativity that was catalyzed in the plays of Shakespeare and Marlowe.
In this classic biography, Christopher Hibbert paints a compelling and evocative portrait of one of history’s most fascinating women, illuminated against a backdrop of the tumultuous, glorious events of the Elizabethan era — England’s Golden Age.
‘Delightful and telling details are combined to evoke a remarkable portrait.’ — The Spectator
Christopher Hibbert (1924-2008) was educated at Radley and Oriel College, Oxford. He served as an infantry officer during the war, was twice wounded and was awarded the Military Cross in 1945. His many highly acclaimed books include the following titles: ‘The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici’; ‘The Great Mutiny: India 1857’; ‘Rome: The Biography of a City’; ‘Elizabeth I: A Personal History of the Virgin Queen’; and ‘George IV: A Personal History’.
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She captures the imagination perhaps more than any other historical British figure and the story of her life is also the story of an age that would change the face of England forever.
The years of Elizabeth’s childhood were troubled — fraught with danger and beset with the political and religious plots of those around her.
At the age of two her mother, Anne Boleyn, was beheaded by her father, Henry VIII, Elizabeth was declared illegitimate and banished from the royal court.
At 21, she was imprisoned in the Tower of London by her sister, Mary.
And at 25 she was crowned Queen of England and Ireland, ruling as the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty until her death in 1603.
The reign of Elizabeth was characterized by the Virgin Queen cult that grew up around her fierce independence, by her epic defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, by England’s seafaring prowess personified in the figures of Francis Drake and Walter Raleigh and by the great flowering of artistic and literary creativity that was catalyzed in the plays of Shakespeare and Marlowe.
In this classic biography, Christopher Hibbert paints a compelling and evocative portrait of one of history’s most fascinating women, illuminated against a backdrop of the tumultuous, glorious events of the Elizabethan era — England’s Golden Age.
‘Delightful and telling details are combined to evoke a remarkable portrait.’ — The Spectator
Christopher Hibbert (1924-2008) was educated at Radley and Oriel College, Oxford. He served as an infantry officer during the war, was twice wounded and was awarded the Military Cross in 1945. His many highly acclaimed books include the following titles: ‘The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici’; ‘The Great Mutiny: India 1857’; ‘Rome: The Biography of a City’; ‘Elizabeth I: A Personal History of the Virgin Queen’; and ‘George IV: A Personal History’.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
