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This portrait of Elizabeth I reveals her as a consummate politician, a champion of the Reformation, a woman who firmly established England as a world power, and a leader in art, science, and commerce
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Jasper Ridley FRSL is a distinguished historical author whose Henry VIII and Elizabeth I are published in the US by PPI. They now join the Penguin Classic Biography list. Other books by the author include Thomas Cranmer, Lord Palmerston, Garibaldi and Napoleon III and Eugenie.
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British biographer of John Knox, Henry VIII and other personages, Ridley here broadens the reader's understanding of Elizabeth I as a woman who prevailed through "shrewdness." Born in 1533, she was intelligent and aware from childhood on that the times were dangerous for people with royal blood. Along with her half sister Mary, the daughter of Anne Boleyn was declared illegitimate but not disowned by Henry VIII. Elizabeth was docile and undemanding, subservient to Bloody Mary and wary always, even when she became queen in 1558. Ripley views the Virgin Queen as a manipulator, frequently indecisive and mistaken in judgment, at considerable cost to England. But during the 45 years of her reign, the arts flourished and England became the mightiest country in the Western world. Elizabeth was widely mourned when she died in 1603, although she was notoriously cruel to anyone suspected of disloyalty. Photos not seen by PW.
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- PublisherConstable
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 009466370X
- ISBN 13 9780094663701
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages392
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in red cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to a grey panel on the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. This portrait of Elizabeth I reveals her as a consummate politician, a champion of the Reformation, a woman who firmly established England as a world power, and a leader in art, science, and commerce. The child of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn was, to the dismay of its parents and Protestants all over Europe, a girl. Elizabeth I came to rule for over forty years and her reign is regarded as a Golden Age for English people. Ridley traces the triumphs and disasters during her rule. Ref YYY 2. Seller Inventory # 032249
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