The Men Who Would Be King: Suitors to Queen Elizabeth I
The story of the many suitors of Elizabeth I - one of the most eligible brides in 16th century Europe.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 as…
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- ISBN: 978-0-7538-1833-6
- EAN: 9780753818336
- Produktnummer: 20265557
- Verlag: Orion Books Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 198 S.
- Masse: H19.6 cm x B12.9 cm x D1.7 cm 244 g
- Gewicht: 244
Über den Autor
Josephine Ross was educated at Wycombe Abbey School and London University, where she read English. On graduating, she worked for Vogue magazine. Her first book was Suitors to the Queen (now called The Men Who Would be King). Since then, she has written television drama scripts and a number of histories and biographies, including The Winter Queen and The Tudors, as well as compiling and editing several illustrated books for Vogue. Her most recent publication is Jane Austen: A Companion. She is married to the historian James Chambers, and lives in London.
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