Elizabeth : the forgotten years / John Guy.

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    • Abstract:
      Summary: A groundbreaking biography of Elizabeth I revealing for the first time the woman behind the polished veneer as she confronts challenges at home and abroad: war against the Catholic powers of France and Spain, revolt in Ireland, an economic crisis that triggered riots in the streets of London, and a conspiracy to place her cousin Mary Queen of Scots on her throne.
    • Content Notes:
      Introduction: A virgin queen -- A city in fear -- Crisis and betrayal -- Brave new world -- Armada of the soul -- No warrior queen -- A funeral and a wedding -- On the attack -- The visible queen -- The enemy within -- Catastrophe in France -- "Good Queen Bess" -- The quest for gold -- Conspiring against the queen -- Games of thrones -- A counter-armada -- One last chance -- Seeking détente -- Opening new fronts -- Defying the queen -- "I am Richard II" -- The queen's speech -- On a knife's edge -- The final vigil.
    • Notes:
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
      Costa Biography Award, Shortlist 2016.
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    • Other Titles:
      Elizabeth : the later years.
    • ISBN:
      0670786020
      9780670786022
      9780143110095
      0143110098
      9780670922253
      0670922250
    • Accession Number:
      2016429579
    • Accession Number:
      918284065
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.979321