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'The experience of insecurity, it turned out, would shape one of the most remarkable monarchs in England's history'

In the popular imagination, as in her portraits, Elizabeth I is the image of monarchical power. But this image is as much armour as a reflection of the truth. In this illuminating account of England's iconic queen, Helen Castor reveals her reign as shaped by a profound and enduring insecurity that was a matter of both practical politics and personal psychology.

Elizabeth I (Penguin Monarchs): A Study in Insecurity

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'The experience of insecurity, it turned out, would shape one of the most remarkable monarchs in England's history' In the... Read more

    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 04/07/2019
    ISBN13: 9780141989945, 978-0141989945
    ISBN10: 0141989947

    Number of Pages: 144

    Non Fiction , Biography

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    'The experience of insecurity, it turned out, would shape one of the most remarkable monarchs in England's history'

    In the popular imagination, as in her portraits, Elizabeth I is the image of monarchical power. But this image is as much armour as a reflection of the truth. In this illuminating account of England's iconic queen, Helen Castor reveals her reign as shaped by a profound and enduring insecurity that was a matter of both practical politics and personal psychology.

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