{"product_id":"elizabethan-society-9781472102331","title":"Elizabethan Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  This is emphatically not yet another book about what everyday life was like d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eIn the Lion’s Court\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e One of the most useful and stimulating books about our most important dynasty.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Antonia Fraser * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHans Holbein\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e This should become the standard work on the subject . . . the most accurate and vivid portrayal to date.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Alison Weir * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll the King’s Women\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e Derek Wilson tells the story . . . with an effectiveness that few other biographies have matched.\u003c\/p\u003e * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for the author:\u003cbr\u003e Well constructed, bags of atmosphere and an exciting denouement to keep you on the edge of your seat.\u003c\/p\u003e * Daily Mail *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739360211287,"sku":"9781472102331","price":11.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472102331.jpg?v=1720052014","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/elizabethan-society-9781472102331","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}