Elizabeth I - Hardcover

Haigh, Christopher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0582472784 ISBN 13: 9780582472785

Publisher: Routledge, 2001

Synopsis

A sustained reflection on the nature of Elizabethan power that will challenge historians for a long time to corne' History Today; Now reissued with illustrations and a new introduction, this hugely successful study is not a conventional biography, but an analysis of the nature of Elizabeth's power and how she used it, through the study of her relations with Parliament, council, Church, nobility, the military and the English people.

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Review:

'A sustained reflection on the nature of Elizabethan power that will
challenge historians for a long time to come' History Today "Haigh brings his subject alive with deft touches of humour and provocative comments. His style is always lively, sometimes even racy".Susan Doran "An extraordinarily good book".Journal of Historical Studies

From the Back Cover:

Controversial, lively and exciting' History Today The reign of Elizabeth I is one of the most exciting periods in British History: it is also one of the most controversial. This celebrated and hugely successful history of Elizabeth's rule is not a conventional biography, but rather a study of the nature of her power and how she used it, through surveys of her relations with Parliament, Council, Church, nobility, the military and the English people. This new edition is lavishly illustrated and includes a new introduction by Christopher Haigh. An extraordinarily good book.' Journal of Historical Studies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0582472784
• ISBN 13: 9780582472785
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 260