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Perhaps the most influential sovereign England has ever known, Queen Elizabeth I remained an extremely private person throughout her reign, keeping her own counsel and sharing secrets with no one--not even her closest, most trusted advisers. Now, in this brilliantly researched, fascinating new book, acclaimed biographer Alison Weir shares provocative new interpretations and fresh insights on this enigmatic figure.
Against a lavish backdrop of pageantry and passion, intrigue and war, Weir dispels the myths surrounding Elizabeth I and examines the contradictions of her character. Elizabeth I loved the Earl of Leicester, but did she conspire to murder his wife? She called herself the Virgin Queen, but how chaste was she through dozens of liaisons? She never married—was her choice to remain single tied to the chilling fate of her mother, Anne Boleyn? An enthralling epic that is also an amazingly intimate portrait, The Life of Elizabeth I is a mesmerizing, stunning reading experience.
- ISBN10 0345425502
- ISBN13 9780345425508
- Publish Date 5 October 1999 (first published 30 September 1998)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Ballantine Books
- Edition 1st American trade pbk. ed
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 560
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780345425508