The Tudor Monarchy (Readers in History) by John Guy  (1)  £17.10

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This is a comprehensive study of Elizabeth I's courtships. It argues that the cult of the "Virgin Queen" was invented by her ministers, and that Elizabeth was forced into celibacy by political necessity. The detailed examination of the different suits is based on archival research across Europe. Rather than focusing on Elizabeth's personality and image, the book views the question within a wider political and religious context. She shows how the question of Elizabeth's marriage was divisive for England, affecting both political life and international relations, and provoking popular propaganda in the form of plays, poetry and paintings.

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The usual fate for a king's daughter in the sixteenth century was an early dynastic marriage. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   the best, 3 Dec 2004 By  Mr. Tj Williams (London, England) - See all my reviews    This book really is the seminal work on Elizabeth's courtships, it has a guide of each of them and the diplomatic entanglements they went through, and it also has a good and useful debate on her motives - to which it has a different explanation. However, it's extortionate for what it is, £45 is obsecene for a book with less than 200 pages, hardback or no. This is really my one critiscm, it really is the best book on the subject.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all customer reviews...		Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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