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There have been more biographies written on Queen Elizabeth I than any other Tudor monarch. Every year at least one book relating to some aspect of the Queen's life or reign is published, and the number of books written over the centuries easily runs into hundreds. When reading any book on Elizabeth, or an other historical figure, it is important to bear in mind when the book was written. Although basic historical facts remain the same, interpretations of those facts change over time. The Victorians, for example, had a very different idea of what Elizabeth was like to what we do today. This is partly because there are more primary sources available now than there was a century ago, but also because our values and beliefs are different. In the past, the way Elizabeth was portrayed in a book would depend very much upon the religious views of the historian as the Catholic/Protestant conflict still lingered. Catholics tended to be too critical of the Queen and her achievements, and Protestants tended to be too praiseworthy. Because of the sheer volume of books written, I have here, therefore, only listed the most recent publications, except where I feel that an older book is of especial interest and value. To find the titles
of older books, use the online search facility of the The
British Library which contains a copy of most books ever written.
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Elizabeth I: A feminist perspective - Susan Basset Elizabeth I - Catherine Bush Elizabeth I, Queen of England - Richard L. Greaves: Elizabeth Tudor :The Lonely Queen - Arthur MacNalty Gloriana : The years of Elizabeth I - Mary M. Luke A Crown for Elizabeth - Mary M. Luke Elizabeth I : A study in power and intellect - Paul Johnson As they saw her : Elizabeth I - Alison Plowden Elizabeth Regina : The age of triumph, 1588-1603 - Alison Plowden (expected to be re-released) Entertainments for Elizabeth I - Jean Wilson. Suitors of the Queen: The Men in the Life of Elizabeth I of England - Josephine Ross The Queen and the hive :Queen Elizabeth I - Edith Sitwell Elizabeth Tudor : Portrait of a Queen - Lacey Baldwin Smith The Cult of Elizabeth - Roy Strong Gloriana : the portraits of Queen Elizabeth I - Roy Strong. Elizabeth I and Tudor England - Stephen White-Thomson Elizabeth the Great - Elizabeth Jenkins Elizabeth and Leicester - Elizabeth Jenkins The Courtships of Queen Elizabeth - Martin Hume The sayings of Queen Elizabeth - Frederick Chamberlin Elizabeth and Leycester - Frederick Chamberlin The Private Character
of Queen Elizabeth -Frederick Chamberlin
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