The celebrated Virgin Queen was England's first Queen Elizabeth, but she was also the last of its Tudor monarchs and the blood of her father, King Henry VIII, flowed vigorously through her veins. Whether she was heroically exhorting her troops at Tilbury to repulse the Spanish Armada, or dealing with a high-handed courtier, her manner and expression seldom failed to leave its mark. "When she smiled it was pure sunshine, that everyone did choose to bask in, if they could," commented her godson, Sir John Harrington, "but anon came a storm from a sudden gathering of clouds, and the thunder fell in wondrous manner on all alike." Drawing on anecdotes, quotations and intriguing snippets of historical fact, this book highlights the wit, wisdom, guile and statesmanship of this resourceful and fascinating queen.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Historic England Publishing
ISBN-10
1905624514
ISBN-13
9781905624515
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63192150
Product Key Features
Author
Not Available
Publication Name
Heart and Stomach of a King : Elizabeth I-The Wiles of the Virgin Queen
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
92 Pages
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Da355
Copyright Date
2007
Topic
Royalty, Modern / 16th Century, Europe / Great Britain / Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485-1603), Europe / Great Britain / General