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  • Paperback: 216 pages
  • Publisher: Phoenix; New Ed edition (4 Aug 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0753818337
  • ISBN-13: 978-0753818336
  • Product Dimensions: 1.9 x 12.7 x 19.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 551,776 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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.' THE TIMES

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This title is being reissued with the same ISBN on 7th July 2011.

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, she knew her marriageable status to be one of her greatest assets. She played one suitor against another, exploiting her situation to the full both for England's profit and her pleasure. By turns she encouraged and eluded her pursuers, keeping alive hopes which she would never fulfil. Yet one man did come close to winning her. Ambitious, devious Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, suspected by many of having murdered his wife, was the most persistent of the suitors to the Queen, and though he never attained the prize he longed for, he was dearly loved by Elizabeth all her life. This is a fascinating look at the many suitors of Elizabeth I.


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Gloriana made human 24 Sep 2005
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Shrewd and witty, this book provides a fascinating insight into the interplay of dynastic Realpolitik and female psychology, at a time when the power play of marriage mattered for the future of a sovereign state. Josephine Ross shows also how, despite her tough minded self-discipline, Elizabeth's conduct of the negotiations over the selection of her potential consort may also be explained in terms of her childhood experiences, as can her need for male adulation. This clever and stylish book repays close attention, as you would expect from someone who is also an authority of Jane Austen's novels.
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