Elizabeth I - Brossura

Somerset, Lady Anne

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ISBN 10: 1842126245 ISBN 13: 9781842126240

Casa editrice: W&N, 2002

Riassunto

An acclaimed biography of Elizabeth I and an examination of the politics and intrigues of her Tudor court.

Elizabeth I ruled England in defiance of convention, exercising supreme authority in a man's world. With courage, brilliance and style, she reigned for nearly forty-five years. Anne Somerset's penetrating biography of this complex and uniquely gifted woman is unrivalled in its analysis of both Elizabeth's personal life and her career as leader.

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Descrizione del libro:

An acclaimed biography of Elizabeth I and an examination of the politics and intrigues of her Tudor court.

L'autore:

Anne Somerset was born in 1955 and read history at King's College London. In 1980, her first book, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM IV, was published in Weidenfeld & Nicolson's KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND series. This was followed BY LADIES-IN-WAITING; a biography of Elizabeth I; UNNATURAL MURDER and THE AFFAIR OF THE POISONS. Her biography of Queen Anne, England's last Stuart monarch, was awarded the 2013 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography.

Until his death in 2011, Anne Somerset was married to the artist Matthew Carr. She lives in London with her daughter.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: W&N
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1842126245
• ISBN 13: 9781842126240
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 720