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An Overview to the Life of Queen Elizabeth the First
July 28th, 2009
Few monarchs throughout history have made so much from so little as did Queen Elizabeth I. At 25 she took the throne of what was the most tired, broke, and conflicted country in all of Europe, and turned it around so well that by the time she died, it was in fact the most powerful country in Europe. England had, under her reign, entered the Golden Age, thanks to her alone.
Few would disagree with the fact that she did an amazing thing. Further, she was a woman who did this amazing thing, which was yet another thing that was simply unfathomable in her day.
Queen Elizabeth I was born on September 7, 1533, in Greenwich, England. She was the last Tudor monarch, and ruled very differently from her 2 siblings before her. When Anne Boleyn gave birth to Elizabeth Tudor (later became Queen Elizabeth I), King Henry VIII did not want a daughter. When Anne Boleyn failed to produce a son for him, he had her executed and sent Elizabeth Tudor away.
After a very interesting series of life events, Queen Elizabeth I was crowned queen of England in Westminster Abbey in 1559. Queen Elizabeth the first’s coronation ended the “reign of terror” by her half-sister, Queen Mary Tudor, also known as “Queen Bloody Mary.”
Mary Tudor was Queen Elizabeth’s half-Spanish sister. England could not be happier to get rid of her, as she made it a habit to burn at the stake many of the countries’ protestants. Queen Mary also represented a very real threat for Spain to take over all of England from the inside. Luckily she died before she could do too much damage and the throne fell to Queen Elizabeth, and there was much rejoicing. (In England, at least.)
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The Virgin Queen: Elizabeth I, Genius Of The Golden Age
July 22nd, 2009
In this work–a History Book Club and BOMC selection in cloth–a skillful storyteller and historian refreshes long-familiar facts about the monarch who lent her name to England’s glittering Elizabethan era. Illustrated.
Queen of England from 1558 until her death in 1603, Elizabeth I is an endlessly fascinating figure. This engaging biography is essentially personal rather than political history. Hibbert is the author of many histories for the general reader, most recently The English: A Social History, 1066-1945 ( LJ 5/15/87). There are many biographies of Elizabeth, and more than a few good ones, but Hibbert’s is solid and sure to charm. Perhaps not essential, given the many treatments of Elizabeth that most libraries hold already, but nevertheless a reliable and highly readable choice for general collections.
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Masterpiece Theatre: Elizabeth I – The Virgin Queen
July 21st, 2009
As The Virgin Queen begins, a young Elizabeth is imprisoned in the Tower of London by Queen Mary, charged with conspiracy and treason. Both women are daughters of the ruthless and oft-married Henry VIII, who plunged England into turmoil by breaking with the Roman Catholic Church. Mary wants to reunite with Rome, while Elizabeth is determined to stand by her Protestant faith–a potentially fatal choice. But Elizabeths life takes an unexpected turn when Mary dies, leaving no heir to the throne. As the new queen, Elizabeth discovers the harsh realities of ruling a religiously divided nation and must learn to outwit her enemies and charm those who conspire to their own ends.
Soon under pressure to secure a politically advantageous marriage, the coquettish Elizabeth rejects a string of eligible royal bachelors from abroad, openly preferring the burning affections of her childhood playmate, the athletic, handsome–and married–Robert Dudley. But is she toying with him as she is with her other suitors?
Starring Anne-Marie Duff (The Aristocrats, The Magdalene Sisters) as the shrewd and captivating queen who defended her throne amidst an atmosphere of plotting and intrigue, torture and murder, The Virgin Queen is a riveting drama that explores the fascinating 44-year reign of Elizabeth I.
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