The Men Who Would Be King
Suitors to Queen Elizabeth I
$42.40
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2005
Summary
From her childhood, overshadowed by the marital upheavals of her father Henry VIII, and the tragic first encounter with courtship, to the fantastical flirtations of her old age, Elizabeth refused to commit herself to any man. During the marriage negotiations, which spanned half a century, romance blended with diplomacy as one illustrious suitor after another endeavoured to ally himself to her in the most intimate of treaties.
Sought after by some of the most powerful men in Europe, sh…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753818336 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753818337 |
| Author: | Josephine Ross |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2005 |
| Weight: | 207g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 20mm |
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‘This is splendid stuff, “history with attitude”. Written with energy and aplomb, it is a stirring and yet salutary story, well told.’
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About The Author
Josephine Ross
Josephine Ross read English at London University. She has written TV drama scripts and a number of histories and biographies, as well as compiling and editing several illustrated books for VOGUE. She is married to the historian James Chambers, and lives in London.
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