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Book SynopsisThe reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) marked a golden age in English history. There was a musical and literary renaissance, most famously and enduringly in the form of the plays of Shakespeare (2016 marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare''s death), and it was a period of international expansion and naval triumph over the Spanish. It was also a period of internal peace following the violent upheaval of the Protestant reformation.
Wilson skilfully interweaves the personal histories of a representative selection of twenty or so figures - including Nicholas Bacon, the Statesman; Bess of Hardwick, the Landowner; Thomas Gresham, ''the Financier''; John Caius, ''the Doctor''; John Norreys, ''the Soldier''; and Nicholas Jennings, ''the Professional Criminal'' - with the major themes of the period to create a vivid and compelling account of life in England in the late sixteenth century.
This is emphatically not yet another book about what everyday life was like d
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One of the most useful and stimulating books about our most important dynasty.
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This should become the standard work on the subject . . . the most accurate and vivid portrayal to date.
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Derek Wilson tells the story . . . with an effectiveness that few other biographies have matched.
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Well constructed, bags of atmosphere and an exciting denouement to keep you on the edge of your seat.
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