Books

16 results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Elizabeth and Leicester Elizabeth and Leicester Sarah Gristwood Though the story has been told on film—and whispered in historic gossip—this is the first book in almost fifty years to solely explore the great queen's attachment to her beloved Robert Dudley, the E… OL15189335W
Shakespeare's lost kingdom Shakespeare's lost kingdom Charles Beauclerk It is perhaps the greatest story never told: the truth behind the most enduring works of literature in the English language, perhaps in any language. Who was the man behind Hamlet, King Lear, and the… OL16316539W
The Elizabethans The Elizabethans A. N. Wilson With all the panoramic sweep of his bestselling study of The Victorians, A.N. Wilson relates the exhilarating story of the Elizabethan Age. It was a time of exceptional creativity, wealth creation an… OL16345768W
The Queen's agent The Queen's agent J. P. D. Cooper Elizabeth I came to the throne at a time of insecurity and unrest. Rivals threatened her reign; England was a Protestant island, isolated in a sea of Catholic countries. Spain plotted an invasion, bu… OL16473751W
Elizabethan Society Elizabethan Society Derek Wilson 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 (… OL17765050W
The first Elizabeth The first Elizabeth Carolly Erickson A portrait of the Tudor queen and her times attempts to give an accurate portrayal of Elizabeth's complex personality OL1866595W
The watchers The watchers Stephen Alford A gripping account of the unflagging battle by spies, code breakers, ambassadors and confidence-men who sought to protect Elizabeth I from the most powerful rulers of Europe who conspired to destroy … OL19958212W
Elizabeth I and her circle Elizabeth I and her circle Susan Doran This is the story of Elizabeth I's inner circle and the crucial human relationships which lay at the heart of her personal and political life. Using a wide range of original sources--including privat… OL20005162W
The Elizabethans The Elizabethans A. N. Wilson With all the panoramic sweep of his bestselling study of The Victorians, A.N. Wilson relates the exhilarating story of the Elizabethan Age. It was a time of exceptional creativity, wealth, creation, … OL20877034W
Shakespeare's restless world Shakespeare's restless world Neil MacGregor In this work of historical reconstruction Neil MacGregor and his team at the British Museum, working together in a landmark collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the BBC, bring us twen… OL21181203W
The Pirate Queen The Pirate Queen Susan Ronald Dubbed the "pirate queen" by the Vatican and Spain's Philip II, Elizabeth I was feared and admired by her enemies. Extravagant, whimsical, and hot-tempered, Elizabeth was the epitome of power. Her vi… OL3359146W
The birth of the Elizabethan Age The birth of the Elizabethan Age Jones, Norman L. Norman Jones' ambitious and imaginative account charts both the daily experiences and the large historical events that shaped life in the 1560s. When Queen Elizabeth came to the throne, her subjects … OL3900687W
The twilight lords The twilight lords Richard J. Berleth "A chronicle of the ferocious twenty-year struggle between the English monarch and the feudal lords of Ireland, The Twilight Lords describes the first authentic colonial venture in English history, a… OL3957574W
My Heart Is My Own My Heart Is My Own John Guy This book is a dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots. Crowned Queen of Scotland at nine months of age, and Queen of France at 16, at 18 Mary ascended the throne that was her b… OL4199245W
Arbella Arbella Sarah Gristwood An extraordinary life lost in history: the compelling biography of Arbella Stuart spans both Tudor and Stuart courts and encompasses espionage, a clandestine marriage, imprisonment and eventual death… OL4847898W
Annales rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarum regnante Elizabetha Annales rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarum regnante Elizabetha William Camden 661 p. 29 cm OL5173107W