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Danger to Elizabeth
by Alison Plowden
Product Group: Book
Publisher: The History Press (1999-09-15)
ISBN: 075092196X
EAN: 9780750921961
Dewy Decimal #: 920
Paperback: 254 pages
Edition: 0
SKU: 08080175
Condition: Very Good As issued
Comments: Trade Paperback. Very Good condition with no markings. No highlights, underlines or notes in text. No creases to spine or cover. A few specking on bottom edge - else like new. Minor wear to cover. Tight binding and clean crisp text. Very Nice copy.
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Product Description
Elizabeth I is perhaps England's most famous monarch. Born in 1533, the product of the doomed marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth was heir to her father's title, then disinherited and finally imprisoned by her half sister Mary. But in 1558, on Mary's death, she ascended the throne and reigned for forty-five years. Respected by her subjects and idolised by future generations, Gloriana's fierce devotion to her country and its people truly made her England's fairest queen and icon. In the wake of Reformation Europe lay deeply divided by religion. This, the second volume of Alison Plowden's acclaimed Elizabethan quartet, charts the dramatic and many-faceted struggle between Elizabeth and the Catholics of England and the rest of Europe who, denouncing the queen as a heretic, a bastard and a usurper, threatened to overthrow her and re-establish the supremacy of Rome in all Christendom.
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Customer Reviews
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Excellent book on Elizabethan politics
Rating  (5)
Date: 2000-01-15
11 out of 16 customers found this reveiw helpful
Most books on Elizabeth spend little time putting her reign into historical context, which is why Alison Plowden's books on that time period are a must-read for those interested in Elizabeth. In Danger to Elizabeth, Plowden describes the plans and plots of the Catholics who were determined to overthrow Elizabeth and rescue England from heresy. Plowden's research is thorough and her writing style is interesting and engaging.
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