Pirate Queen: Elizabeth I, Her Pirate Adventures and the Dawn of Empire - Hardcover

Susan Ronald

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750948418 ISBN 13: 9780750948418

Publisher: The History Press Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

Extravagant, whimsical, and hot-tempered, Elizabeth was the epitome of power, both feared and admired by her enemies. Dubbed the "pirate queen" by the Vatican and Spain's Philip II, she employed a network of daring merchants, brazen adventurers, astronomer philosophers, and her stalwart Privy Council to anchor her throne―and in doing so, planted the seedlings of an empire that would ultimately cover two-fifths of the world.

In 'The Pirate Queen', historian Susan Ronald offers a fresh look at Elizabeth I, relying on a wealth of historical sources and thousands of the queen's personal letters to tell the thrilling story of a visionary monarch and the swashbuckling mariners who terrorized the seas to amass great wealth for themselves and the Crown.

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Review:

How did the queen deal with these challenges and transform her puny,
debt-ridden kingdom into a major power?

Historian Susan Ronald, a long-time resident of England, attempts to answer
this and other questions in her fine book The Pirate Queen: Queen Elizabeth
I, Her Pirate Adventurers, and the Dawn of Empire -- The Washington Times Newspaper, July 29, 2007

"a highly colorful, swashbuckling read, one that will give
you new respect for Britain's first Elizabeth."
-- The Seattle Times, July 15, 2007

The meat of Ms. Ronald's book is her account of the breathtaking journeys
of Elizabeth's pirate adventurers -- The New York Sun Newspaper, July 25, 2007

About this edition

• Publisher: The History Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0750948418
• ISBN 13: 9780750948418
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 448