Publication

2001-08-07 - HarperCollins

Language

English

Word Count

10,000 words, Guess

Page Count

40 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

Description

She was a queen whose strong will, shrewd diplomacy, religious tolerance and great love for her subjects won the hearts of her people and the admiration of her enemies. Elizabeth was born into an age of religious strife, in which plots and factions were everywhere and private beliefs could be punished by death. When she became queen, her counselors urged her to marry quickly and turn the responsibilities of governing over to her husband, But she outwitted them by stalling, changing her mind; and playing one side against another, as she steered her country to the glorious era of peace and security that would be called the Elizabethan Age.

First Sentence

He made his mind to end his marriage to Catherine of Aragon and find a new wife-somehow young who could have lots of children.

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Other Editions

  • Good Queen BessHardcoverHarperCollins2001-08-07

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