Elizabethan Society
High and Low Life, 1558–1603
$38.64
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2014
Summary
The reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) marked a golden age in English history. There was a musical and literary renaissance, most famously and enduringly in the form of the plays of Shakespeare, and it was a period of international expansion and naval triumph over the Spanish. It was also a period of internal peace following the violent upheaval of the Protestant reformation.
Wilson skilfully interweaves the personal histories of a representative selection of twenty or so figures …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472102331 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472102339 |
| Author: | Mr Derek Wilson |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Robinson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2014 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 22mm |
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Praise for the author: Well constructed, bags of atmosphere and an exciting denouement to keep you on the edge of your seat. – Daily Mail
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One of the most useful and stimulating books about our most important dynasty. - Sunday TimesPraise for Hans Holbein: This should become the standard work on the subject … the most accurate and vivid portrayal to date. - Literary ReviewAll the King s Women: Derek Wilson tells the story … with an effectiveness that few other biographies have matched. - Daily TelegraphPraise for the author: Well constructed, bags of atmosphere and an exciting denouement to keep you on the edge of your seat. - Daily MailAbout The Author
Mr Derek Wilson
DEREK WILSON is a renowned Tudor historian. A graduate of Peterhouse, Cambridge, he has written over 50 critically acclaimed books including A Brief History of the Circumnavigators, and The Uncrowned Kings of England, as well as recent biographies of Charlemagne and Holbein. He is a writer and presenter for radio and television and is also the founder of the Cambridge History Festival. He lives in North Devon.
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