Elizabeth : the forgotten years / John Guy.
A groundbreaking biography of Elizabeth I revealing for the first time the woman behind the polished veneer as she confronts challenges at home and abroad: war against the Catholic powers of France and Spain, revolt in Ireland, an economic crisis that triggered riots in the streets of London, and a conspiracy to place her cousin Mary Queen of Scots on her throne.
Record details
- ISBN: 0670786020
- ISBN: 9780670786022
- Physical Description: vi, 493 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, genealogical tables ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Viking, [2016]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 408-465) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: A virgin queen -- A city in fear -- Crisis and betrayal -- Brave new world -- Armada of the soul -- No warrior queen -- A funeral and a wedding -- On the attack -- The visible queen -- The enemy within -- Catastrophe in France -- "Good Queen Bess" -- The quest for gold -- Conspiring against the queen -- Games of thrones -- A counter-armada -- One last chance -- Seeking détente -- Opening new fronts -- Defying the queen -- "I am Richard II" -- The queen's speech -- On a knife's edge -- The final vigil. |
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Subject: | Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603. Queens > Great Britain > Biography. Great Britain > History > Elizabeth, 1558-1603. Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603. Queens. Great Britain. |
Genre: | Biographies. Biography. History. Biographies. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Carnegie PL of Steuben Co - Angola | B ELIZABETH I (Text) | 33118000175329 | Adult: Biography | Checked out | 05/06/2024 |
Coatesville-Clay Twp PL - Coatesville | 921 (Text) | 78321000025508 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Mooresville PL - Mooresville | 921 ELI (Text) | 37323005263309 | NONFIC | Available | - |
Morgan Co PL - Martinsville Main Library | B ELI (Text) | 78551000526101 | Biography | Available | - |
Peabody PL - Columbia City | NF BIOGRAPHY ELIZABETH I GUY (Text) | 30403002168029 | Adult - Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Plainfield-Guilford Twp PL - Plainfield | 921 Elizabeth (Text) | 31208912452077 | non-fiction | Available | - |
Royal Center-Boone Twp PL - Royal Center | 921 ELI (Text) | 75091000027190 | ANF - Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Washington Carnegie PL - Washington | B ELIZABETH (Text) | 21401000042221 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
Westfield Washington PL - Westfield | B-Elizabeth I, Queen (Text) | 78292000356594 | Adult Biography Books | Available | - |