Elizabeth The Virgin Queen

By all rights, she shouldn't have made it. When she was only two years old, her mother, Anne Boleyn, was executed for treason by her father, Henry VIII. Her brother, King Edward VI, dismissed her succession rights in his will. Her sister, "Bloody Mary," imprisoned her in the Tower of London. But Elizabeth survived them all to one day take the throne herself, improbably becoming the greatest monarch in the history of England. In this convenient new biography, Jack Hughes re-examines Elizabeth's surprising rise to ultimate power and her 44-year reign. With every turn of the page, the reader discovers another of this complex woman's many facets: the wise ruler who oversaw an unparalleled flowering of artistic creation and trade; the pragmatist who brought peace to England's religious strife; the unhappy lover of Dudley and Essex; the ruthless queen who executed her cousin; and the military planner who defeated the mighty Spanish Armada. Though far from a perfect ruler, Elizabeth proved herself to be, in Hughes' words, "the right person at just the right time"-a woman who defined a nation forever. Buy Now to Discover: How Elizabeth barely avoided being burned at the stake in her youth. Elizabeth's many marriage proposals-and how she fended off her suitors. The succession crisis triggered by Elizabeth's smallpox. Elizabeth's many battles, both overseas and at home. The cultural triumphs of the Elizabethan Era. The real reason that Elizabeth remained "the Virgin Queen." How Elizabeth's legacy has been interpreted and re-interpreted through the ages. Buy Now and Read the True Story of Elizabeth I