The Virgin Queen

Download or read book The Virgin Queen written by Christopher Hibbert and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1992-06-21 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intimate portrait of history's most fascinating monarch A genius, a beauty, a leader, and a manipulator. Elizabeth I has fascinated and enthralled history buffs and Anglophiles for centuries. The era that bears her name was one of the most exciting and dazzling in England's history. Christopher Hibbert's masterful biography introduces a new generation of readers, aware of the challenges women face in wielding power, to perhaps history's greatest monarch.