Elizabeth the Queen af Alison Weir (Bog)

Forfatter: Alison Weir
Sprog: Engelsk
Antal sider: 532
Forlag: Pimlico
Udgivelsesår: 1999
In her highly praised The Six Wives of Henry VIII and its sequel, Children of England, Alison Weir examined the private lives of the early Tudor kings and queens, and chronicled the childhood and youth of Elizabeth I. This book begins as the young Elizabeth ascends the throne in the wake of her sister Mary’s disastrous reign. Elizabeth is portrayed as both a woman and a queen, an extraordinary phenomenon in a patriarchal age. Alison Weir writes of Elizabeth’s intriguing, long-standing affair with Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester; of her dealings — sometimes comical, sometimes poignant — with her many suitors; of her rivalry with Mary, Queen of Scots; and of her bizarre relationship with the Earl of Essex, thirty years her junior. Rich in detail, vivid and colourful, this book comes as close as we shall ever get to knowing what Elizabeth I was like as a person.
Titel: Elizabeth the Queen
Udgave: First paperback publication

Sammendrag: Biografi, der skildrer Elizabeth I’s liv og regeringstid fra tronbestigelsen og frem. Alison Weir beskriver, hvordan dronningen navigerer i religiøse og politiske konflikter, magtspil ved hoffet og internationale trusler. Centralt står hendes private relationer, især til Robert Dudley, hendes mange ægteskabsforhandlinger, rivaliseringen med Mary, Queen of Scots, samt det senere forhold til den unge jarl af Essex. Gennem breve, samtidige beretninger og senere historiske studier tegner bogen et nuanceret portræt af en af Englands mest markante monarker og viser, hvordan hendes personlige valg påvirkede Englands udvikling kulturelt og politisk.
Type: Paperback