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Elizabeth the Great

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Elizabeth Jenkins illuminates in great detail the personal and private life of Elizabeth 1.

Was she bald? What precisely was her sex-life? What were her emotional attachments? No other biography provides such a personal study of the Queen and her court - their daily lives, concerns, topics of conversation, meals, living conditions, travels, successes and failures - but it also places them firmly within the historical context of 16th Century Britain.

An authoritative history of the period enlightened by a through understanding of Elizabethan society and an intimate portrait of the Queen.

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1842121626 / 9781842121627
Paperback / softback
20/07/2000
United Kingdom
English
336p.
24 cm
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Reprint. Originally published: London: Victor Gollancz, 1958.
'...with brilliant feminine intuition [Jenkins] gives us the most intimate portrait of all. An outstanding and fascinating book.' - Punch 'A wonderfully readable account of one of the most extraordinary beings who ever lived.' - Daily Telegraph '...with Miss Jenkins we come as close to the secret of it all...as we are ever likely to get...a touching portrait that is unforgettable and very touching.' - A.L. Rowse
'...with brilliant feminine intuition [Jenkins] gives us the most intimate portrait of all. An outstanding and fascinating book.' - Punch 'A wonderfully readable account of one of the most extraordinary beings who ever lived.' - Daily Telegraph '...with Miss Jenkins we come as close to the secret of it all...as we are ever likely to get...a touching portrait that is unforgettable and very touching.' - A.L. Rowse 1DBK United Kingdom, Great Britain, 3JB c 1500 to c 1600, BGH Biography: historical, political & military, HBG General & world history, HBJD1 British & Irish history, HBLH Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, HBLL Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900