false 159831 9 In this "memoir" by Elizabeth I, legendary historical novelist Jean Plaidy reveals the Virgin Queen as she truly was: the bewildered, motherless child of an all-powerful father; a captive in the Tower of London; a shrewd politician; a lover of the arts; and eventually, an icon of an era. It is the story of her improbable rise to power and the great triumphs of her reign--the end of religious bloodshed, the settling of the New World, the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Brilliantly clever, a scholar with a ready wit, she was also vain, bold, and unpredictable, a queen who commanded--and won--absolute loyalty from those around her.<br><br>But in these pages, in her own voice, Elizabeth also recounts the emotional turmoil of her life: the loneliness of power; the heartbreak of her lifelong love affair with Robert Dudley, whom she could never marry; and the terrible guilt of ordering the execution of her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots. In this unforgettable novel, Elizabeth emerges as one of the most fascinating and controversial women in history, and as England&#8217;s greatest monarch. 2557006 book 1984 Queen of This Realm: The Tudor Queens total:176|5:43|4:73|3:46|2:12|1:2| 176 671 342 24 4 0 false false Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 22 09:56:50 -0800 2007 Tue Jun 30 03:00:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 30 17:05:13 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 17:08:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jun 24 08:03:30 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 08:07:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 true false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 10:31:39 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 11 10:01:14 -0800 2009 Jean Plaidy writes. ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 01 23:53:41 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 30 00:05:49 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 27 02:23:13 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 03 06:10:09 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 27 02:23:13 -0800 2009
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