| Elizabeth I (Profiles in Power) | 
 enlarge | Author: Christopher Haigh
Publisher: Longman
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (2 reviews)
Sales Rank: 79827
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 0582437547
Dewey Decimal Number: 942.055092
EAN: 9780582437548
ASIN: 0582437547
Publication Date: October 5, 2000
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Product Description
In the Tudor age it was hard enough to be a king and doubly so to be a Queen. Elizabeth I survived! - Examines Elizabeth in terms of her power rather than her politics.
- Traces her relationships with the statesman of her time.
- Explores Elizabeth's relations with the Church, nobility, the royal Court, Parliament and the military.
As Elizabeth I, second edition, demonstrates, in the Tudor age it was hard enough to be a king: it was doubly hard to be a queen. Throughout her long reign, Elizabeth's target was survival, and she survived! Elizabeth I, second edition, tells us how. The reign of Elizabeth I was one of the most important periods of expansion and growth in British history, the so called 'Golden Age'. This celebrated and influential study of Elizabeth reconsiders how she achieved this and the ways in which she exercised her power. Elizabeth I second edition, looks at her role in government and the nation and examines Elizabeth in terms of her power rather than her policies, explores her relations with the statesmen of her time and shows how she interacted with the key institutions of sixteenth-century political life. Published in the very popular Profiles in Power series, this is not a biography, though inevitably it contains much biographical material, it instead analyzes the major features, achievements and failures of Elizabeth's career.
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A good evaluation of Elizabeth's use of power November 13, 2002
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
There are too many biographies of Elizabeth I out there--thankfully this isn't one of them. The author purposely avoided another one, and instead focused on the evaluation of the way the virgin queen used her power. Elizabeth was the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, and had to rebuild the country after the disastrous reign of Bloody Mary. This book shows how she effectively maintained control of the public, the church, the nobility, the court, the council, and the military, and tells us why Elizabeth was able to hold the throne almost 45 years.Again, this is not meant to be a biography, so this book assumes that you already have a basic knowledge of Elizabeth's reign. If not, you'll find yourself lost, but if so, you'll learn all kinds of stuff and find yourself looking at this English queen in a whole new light. If you're a student of Tudor England, this one's for you.
Always interesting October 16, 2000
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This short book is a good summary of Elizabeth during her reign. It focuses on eight different aspects of her life: the throne, church, nobility, council, court, parliament, military, and her people. It is not very detailed. If you want quick information on the queen, this is the book for you.
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