![]() ![]() The myth of Elizabeth ( Basingstoke, 2003 ) David Starkey, Elizabeth. ![]() I found myself compelled by David Starkey's vivid recreation of the hazardous uncertainty of Elizabeth's early life, her successive exclusions from the centre of power, the studiedly ambiguous answers she offered her interrogators, her inevitable implications in conspiracies and narrow escapes from execution Times Literary SupplementĬombines a relaxed and unfussy style with a thorough knowledge of the period and a sharp eye for detail. Introduction The quatercentenary of Elizabeth's death has provided a focus for. What a page turner! A white knuckle ride through history.inspired research, from the clues embedded in the portraits to court ceremonial to the often circumlocutory letters Time Out One of the most zestful pieces of narrative history written.a racy read and first-rate history Evening Standard The best account in English of the early years of Elizabeth. He sets before us not only the woman behind the throne but the girl behind the woman Sunday Times Curated by Dr David Starkey and edited by Susan Doran this book is particularly interesting because it is a really rich, full, broad catalogue where they. ![]()
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