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The Life of Elizabeth I
by Alison Weir
US $22.00
Published by Ballantine Books, September 1998
"Acclaimed Tudor biographer Weir paints a vast
canvas but maintains a sharp focus on Elizabeth's
charismatic character and her reactions to people
and events around her. This volume represents the
culmination of years of research by Weir. Here she
brings her characteristic exhaustive attention to detail,
an experienced sense of narrative pace and style,
and a passion for her subject." —Kirkus Reviews
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The First Elizabeth
by Carolly Erickson
US $14.36
Published by St. Martin's Press, September 1997
"Elizabeth's personal and psychological
development, with special attention to the
roles played in her life by Seymour, Leicester,
and d'Alencon. Erickson examines Elizabeth's
consummate political skill as well as her
often shrewish treatment of of her courtiers
and ladies in waiting." —Brown University
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Elizabeth I
by Anne Somerset
US $13.56
Published by St Martins Press, November 1, 1992
"In this biography, the author examines her
domestic and foreign conflicts, her sexuality
and her religion, unravelling the complexities
of Elizabethan politics and bringing alive life
in the Tudor court." —Bookpages
16 pages of black-and-white illustrations.
Synopsis
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Young Elizabeth: The First Twenty-Five Years
by Alison Plowden
US $12.76
Paperback - 256 pages Rev edition
Sutton Publishing; April 1, 1999 (1971)
"This is the first of a four-part historical biography....
A captivating portrait of the young Elizabeth Tudor,
bringing to life her many identities as ruler, woman,
and politician. Alison Plowden tells the story of
Elizabeth's difficult childhood, ... her adolescence,
her early years at court, her relationship with Mary
Tudor and her eventual accension to the throne."
—Amazon.com
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Elizabeth Regina : The Age of Triumph 1588-1603
by Alison Plowden
US $12.76
Paperback - 244 pages
Sutton Publishing; April 2000
"This is the concluding part [4] of Alison Plowden's
biography. It presents Elizabeth I at the peak of her
form - tough, vigorous and autocratic, her appetite
for the pleasures and problems of life seemingly
unquenchable. " —Amazon.co.uk
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 | | Queen Elizabeth I
by J. E. Neale
US $13.56
Reprint Edition, Paperback
Published by Academy Chicago Pub, 1992
"Classic biography of Queen Elizabeth I of
England that also covers her reign: the wars
with Spain and the Spanish Armada, the long-
standing struggle with Mary, Queen of Scots;
Elizabeth's subtle and resourceful foreign and
domestic policies; and the abortive marriage
projects, plots and intrigues." —Bookpages
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Elizabeth I : Profiles in Power
by Christopher Haigh
US $38.20
Published by Longman Publishers, 1989
"This book avoids the pitfalls of sentiment and
anachronism that have surrounded analyses of
Elizabeth I. It examines her in terms of her power
rather than her policies, and does so through an
exploration of her relations with other politicians
and with the key institutions of sixteenth-century
political life." —The Publisher.
"A sustained reflection on the nature of
Elizabethan power relations that will challenge
historians for a long time to come."
—History Today
Description and TOC
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Elizabeth I
by Wallace MacCaffrey
US $19.95
Published by Edward Arnold, August 1, 1994, repr.
"This political biography shows Elizabeth as
a princess who subordinated her private self
to a necessary public persona. After a brief
investigation of the early experiences that
developed Elizabeth's political skills, MacCaffrey
concentrates on her response to the problems
of her reign." —Brown University
Review in History Today
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 | | Elizabeth I; The Shrewdness of Virtue
by Jasper Ridley
Published by Fromm Intl, May 1, 1989
US $12.80
"Ridley emphasizes the interplay of psychology
and politics, and Elizabeth's role in the critical
decisions that shaped events. He portrays
Elizabeth as "a very religious and conscientious
woman, a convinced Protestant, determined to
do her duty, as she saw it, to God and her people.""
—Brown University
"This work by the award-winning biographer on
the controversial ruler who ushered in England's
Golden Age is quite simply, one of the best ....
Carefully researched, balanced, and entertaining
(as befits the subject), it belongs on the shelves
of most libraries. No Tudor buff will want to miss it."
—Library Journal
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 | | Behind the Mask: The Life of Queen Elizabeth I
by Jane Resh Thomas
US $15.20
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Published by October 1998, October 1998
"Exploring the answers to some of history's
most persistent and intriguing questions, Jane
Resh Thomas has created a compelling account
of Elizabeth's life that shatters the myths surrounding
her and allows readers an unprecedented view
of the queen as a human being."
—Amazon.com
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The Courtships of Elizabeth
 | | Marriage With My Kingdom : The Courtships of Elizabeth I
by Alison Plowden
US $12.76
Paperback - 216 pages
Sutton Publishing; January 2000
"Royal marriage in the age of Elizabeth was a political
business. Unions between great families could be the key
to security at home and to the making of great empires.
No one represented a better prize than Elizabeth. She
encouraged attention and spent her life surrounded by
suitors, but she remained, until the end, married only to
her kingdom. This, the third volume of Alison Plowden's
Elizabethan quartet, plots the true story of the Virgin
Queen's courtships and her career as "the greatest
tease in history"." —Amazon.co.uk
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Elizabeth and Essex : A Tragic History
by Lytton Strachey
Published by Harcourt Brace, March 1996, repr.
US $9.60
"In a vivid and novelistic exploration of character,
Strachey presents both the broad view (Essex as
the last glorious embodiment of "the spirit of ancient
feudalism," already overtaken by the business-like
new aristocracy created by Henry VIII) and the
detailed intrigue. He describes Elizabeth as "the
wisest of rulers, obsessed by a preposterous vanity,
[who] existed in a universe that was composed entirely
either of absurd, rose-tinted fantasies or the coldest
and hardest of facts." —Brown University
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Elizabeth's Works
Politics
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Elizabeth I : War and Politics 1588-1603
by Wallace T. MacCaffrey
Published by Princeton Univ Press, April 1, 1994
US $25.00
The third volume in the series studies how
Elizabeth and her ministers governed between
the years of the Armada (1588) and her death
(1603).
"It is the analysis of how war policy was made
which illustrates most effectively the skill of
MacCaffrey's narrative and the depth of his
understanding of Elizabeth.. A superb book,
full of wisdom, learning, and insight."
—Kenneth R. Bartlett, Canadian
Journal of History
Synopsis and Table of Contents
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Elizabeth I and Foreign Policy
(Lancaster Pamphlets)
by Susan Doran
US $11.99
Paperback - 96 pages 1 edition
Routledge; March 2000
"Describes and assesses England's foreign policy
during the second half of the sixteenth century. It
includes coverage of Elizabeth's relations with
foreign powers, the effect of the Reformation on
foreign affairs, Elizabeth's success as a states-
woman and the war with Spain." —Amazon.com
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Religion
Elizabeth I and Religion 1558-1603
(Lancaster
Pamphlets)
by Susan Doran
US $11.99
Published by Routledge, March 1994
"Susan Doran describes and analyses the
process of the Elizabethan Reformation,
placing it in the English and the European
context. Doran examines the religious views
and policies of the Queen, the making of the
1559 settlement, and the resulting reforms."
—Card Catalog
Synopsis and Table of Contents
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Danger to Elizabeth : The Catholics Under Elizabeth I
by Alison Plowden
US $15.95
Paperback - 256 pages reprint edition
Sutton Publishing; September 1999
"In the wake of the Reformation, Europe lay deeply
divided by religion. This second volume of the author's
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. " —Amazon.co.uk
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Gender Studies
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Elizabeth I: The Competition for Representation
by Susan Frye
US $19.95
Reprint edition
Published by Oxford Univ Press, December 1996
"Elizabeth I is perhaps the most visible woman
in early modern Europe, yet little attention has
been paid to what she said about the difficulties
of constructing her power in a patriarchal society.
This revisionist study examines her struggle for
authority through the representation of her female
body." —The Publisher
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Miscellaneous
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Elizabeth I, CEO: Strategic Lessons from the Leader Who Built an Empire
by Alan Axelrod
US $18.40
Hardcover - 274 pages
Prentice Hall Press; September 5, 2000
When Elizabeth I took the throne, England was the
poorest of the European empires. At her death in 1603,
England was among the most powerful nations in
the world. Drawing from the historical, political, and
economical actions of the Queen, Axelrod creates a
blueprint of how to achieve and maintain success as
a leader, be it a Renaissance kingdom, or a modern
corporation. —AJ.
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The Portable Queen : Elizabeth I and the Politics of Ceremony
(Massachusetts Studies in Early Modern Culture)
by Mary Hill Cole
US $35.00
Hardcover - 288 pages
Univ. of Massachusetts Press; May 2000
"Cole places the [queen's] progresses in the sixteenth-
century world of politics and images, where the queen
and her hosts exchanged ceremonial messages that
advanced their own agendas. The heart of the progresses
was the blend of politics, socializing, and ceremony that
enabled the queen to accomplish royal business on the
move while satisfying the needs of those courtiers, towns-
people, and country residents who welcomed her into
their communities." —The Publisher.
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The Cult of Elizabeth : Elizabethan Portraiture and Pageantry
by Roy C. Strong
US $15.96
Paperback - 224 pages
Pimlico; December 1999
"[Treats of the] enigmatic legend of the Queen herself,
a myth deliberately created and sustained over four
decades by public spectacle and courtly chivalry, by
private sonnet and official oration—the arts moving in
concert in homage to an earthly deity. In this masterly
study, Roy Strong fuses history, politics, religion,
literature, and the visual arts to reveal what actually
constituted the Elizabethan image. The illustrations,
through telling detail and illuminating juxtaposition,
further develop this rich iconographic exploration of
the Elizabethan era. " —Amazon.com.
Extraordinary book with numerous colour plates. —AJ
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Reading the Portraits of Queen Elizabeth I
by Elizabeth W. Pomeroy
US $27.50
Hardcover - 78 pages
Archon; September 1989
A study of 10 contemporary portraits of Elizabeth,
including what the artists perhaps intended to portray,
and what the portraits would have communicated to
contemporary viewers. Includes beautiful color plates
of the portraits discussed. —AJ
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Dissing Elizabeth : Negative Representations of Gloriana
(Post-Contemporary Interventions)
by Julia M. Walker (Editor)
Paperback US $18.95
Hardcover US $54.95
- 312 pages
Duke Univ Pr (Txt); April 1998
"The essays in this politically and historically revealing
book demonstrate the sheer pervasiveness and rage of
rhetoric against the queen, illuminating the provocative
discourse of disrespect and dissent that existed over an
eighty-year period, from her troubled days as a princess
to the decades after her death in 1603."
—The Publisher.
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Elizabeth on Video
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Biography - Elizabeth I: Virgin Queen
US $13.99
• NTSC format (US and Canada only)
"BIOGRAPHY tells [Elizabeth's] story through dramatic
reenactments and interviews with scholars like Rosalind
Miles, author of I, Elizabeth. From the skills that saw her
through a child-hood fraught with danger to the endless
speculation and scandal surrounding her romantic life,
the program goes beyond the myths to reveal the woman
who gave her name to an age." —from the Back Cover.
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Elizabeth (1998)
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes, et al.
Director: Shekhar Kapur
VHS US $13.99
DVD US $13.96
"The newly crowned Elizabeth finds herself knee-deep in
dethroning schemes while also dodging assassination
attempts. Her advisers (including Sir William Cecil, superbly
played by Richard Attenborough) beg her to marry any one
of her would-be suitors to stabilize England's empire. No
matter that she already has a lover. The passionate Robert
Dudley (Joseph Fiennes) is married, however, and shows he
cannot stand up to the growing strength of the Queen. With
the help of her aide Walsingham (Geoffrey Rush), Elizabeth
strikes against her enemies before they get to her first. But
her rise ultimately entails rejecting love and marriage to re-
define herself as the indisputable Virgin Queen. —Amazon.com
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The Virgin Queen (1955)
Starring: Bette Davis, Richard Todd, et al.
Director: Henry Koster
US $17.99
• NTSC format (US and Canada only)
Bette Davis plays Elizabeth in this story that is loosely
based on historical facts. Plot includes an ambitious
Sir Walter Raleigh, his desire for glory in the Americas,
and a lady of the court who provides romantic interest. —AJ.
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Shakespeare in Love
Starring:
Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush,
Joseph Fiennes, Dame Judi Dench, et al.
VHS $12.99
DVD $25.49
Collectors' DVD $26.49
Although Queen Elizabeth only makes a few
appearances in this film, it is worth mention.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes star in
this fictional movie about the 'real' love story
behind Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."
A witty, intelligent screenplay rife with humor
as well as scholarly allusions makes for an
enjoyable, romantic, funny tale. Lavish sets
and costumes are the backdrop for superb
acting performances. Perfect! —AJ
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