Queen Of This Realm: The Story Of Elizabeth
by Plaidy, Jean
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0709017367
- ISBN 13
- 9780709017363
- Seller
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Synopsis
In this "memoir" by Elizabeth I, legendary historical novelist Jean Plaidy reveals the Virgin Queen as she truly was: the bewildered, motherless child of an all-powerful father; a captive in the Tower of London; a shrewd politician; a lover of the arts; and eventually, an icon of an era. It is the story of her improbable rise to power and the great triumphs of her reign--the end of religious bloodshed, the settling of the New World, the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Brilliantly clever, a scholar with a ready wit, she was also vain, bold, and unpredictable, a queen who commanded--and won--absolute loyalty from those around her.But in these pages, in her own voice, Elizabeth also recounts the emotional turmoil of her life: the loneliness of power; the heartbreak of her lifelong love affair with Robert Dudley, whom she could never marry; and the terrible guilt of ordering the execution of her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots. In this unforgettable novel, Elizabeth emerges as one of the most fascinating and controversial women in history, and as England's greatest monarch.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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- Bookseller
- Alexander's Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 082863
- Title
- Queen Of This Realm: The Story Of Elizabeth
- Author
- Plaidy, Jean
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0709017367
- ISBN 13
- 9780709017363
- Publisher
- Robert Hale
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
- Pages
- 570
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Jean Plaidy, Queen Of This Realm: The Story Of Elizabeth
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- X weight
- 800 g
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