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(0)Leanda De Lisle
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2007, c2005
Physical Desc
xxv, 334 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Many volumes have been written about the reign of Elizabeth I; this book focuses on the critical year her reign ended, when England lost its childless queen and a Machiavellian struggle ensued to find her successor. December 1602: The formidable ruler has become a dithering old woman. The kingdom has been weakened by the cost of war with Spain and the simmering discontent of both the rich and the poor. Elizabeth's senior relative, James VI of Scotland,...