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Elizabeth
Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne | David Starkey
An abused child, yet confident of her destiny to reign, a woman in a man's world, passionately sexualthough, as she maintained, a virginElizabeth I is famed as England's most successful ruler. David Starkey's brilliant new biography concentrates on Elizabeth's formative yearsfrom her birth in 1533 to her accession in 1558and shows how the experiences of danger and adventure formed her remarkable character and shaped her opinions and beliefs. From princess and heir-apparent to bastardized and disinherited royal, accused traitor to head of the princely household, Elizabeth experienced every vicissitude of fortune and extreme of conditionand rose above it all to reign during a watershed moment in history. A uniquely absorbing tale of one young woman's turbulent, courageous, and seemingly impossible journey toward the throne, Elizabeth is the exhilarating story of the making of a queen.
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A compelling biography of a brilliant monarch.

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Birdsong28 I got David Starkey to sign my copy when he came to do a lecture in my home town!! 😀📚📖 6y
Dragon Cool 😎 6y
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TrishB
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#bachelorette #fiercefeb
I‘m not a Tudor fan - just too over hyped for me - but I am an Elizabeth fan 👍🏻 girlpower 😁

LeahBergen I‘m a fan, too. 👍🏻 6y
Cathythoughts 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾👍🏻 @TrishB (edited) 6y
Birdsong28 I got my copy of this signed by him when he came to my local theatre. Love his works 📚📖 6y
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Christine11 👍🏻😊 6y
TrishB @LeahBergen I‘m in awe of her achievements in that century! 6y
TrishB @Birdsong28 he‘s an entertaining writer 👍🏻 6y
Andrew65 I‘d agree. 6y
batsy Very cool pick! 👑 6y
Caroline2 I saw David Starkey do a talk a couple of years ago! He's so interesting, I love his books! 👍🏻 6y
Cinfhen Perfect 😍 6y
Balibee146 I picked this up years ago as I loved the TV series.... Must read it if I can find it lol 😂 6y
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Love this book. As someone who never studied much history in school this is both interesting and informative

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Hollie
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#readjanuary #royals
A student gave me this last semester. She said it reminded her of me when she saw it in the store. I haven't read it yet (to be honest, it reeked of cigarette smoke so I had to let it air out first.)

Loreen I read this years ago. The Tudors are some of my favorite royals. 📖 7y
Hollie @Loreen I'm not as well read in English history as I'd like to be, but since I now teach Modern World Civ I'm expanding my horizons! 7y
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Elizabeth I was a woman like no other. She brought religious tolerance to England after extreme Protestantism of Edward and extreme Catholicism under Mary. She refused to marry as she didn't want a Consort King running the country that was hers by hereditary. She made great changes to England, built an Armada that beat Spain which no one expected. She was one of England's greatest rulers.

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Research...

AStoriedSoul Love David Starkey's documentaries. He makes history quite accessible. 8y
readsandramblings @TheLiterarium that's great to hear! 8y
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