All the Queen's Men Power, Ambition, and the Making of Elizabeth I

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All the Queen's Men Power, Ambition, and the Making of Elizabeth I | 34.57 MB

Title: All the Queen's Men Power, Ambition, and the Making of Elizabeth I
Author: Sophie Shorland
Category: British, Historical, Royalty
Language: English | 432 str. Pages | ISBN: 9798897101917

Description:

An immersive biography of Elizabeth I that sheds new light on her ambitions and desires of the iconic "Virgin Queen" and repositions Tudor England within the dramatic power struggles of the sixteenth-century.
The throne of England hung in the balance, and every prince in Europe wanted to claim it. When Elizabeth I was crowned in 1558 she became the most eligible woman in Europe. All saw the same prize: marry Elizabeth, rule England. Ambassadors flooded her court, armed with portraits, jewels and marriage proposals from princes, archdukes and kings. Sweden promised mountains of silver. Spain offered imperial protection. Austria pledged powerful alliances. Even Ivan the Terrible-already twice married-sent envoys bearing gifts and threats in equal measure.

For nearly five decades, Elizabeth kept them all waiting. She contrived to play each suitor against the other to her own end. A persistent Erik XIV wrote love letters for a decade, convinced he...

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