Elizabeth
“Elizabeth” by Lisa Hilton is a comprehensive biography published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson on January 14, 2016. This 512-page work offers vibrant insights into the life of Elizabeth I, often referred to as “The Virgin Queen.” Hilton utilizes new research from sources in France and Italy to present a fresh interpretation of Elizabeth’s reign, emphasizing her identity as a Renaissance prince rather than merely an exceptional woman.
Readers will find a detailed exploration of Elizabeth’s journey from a timid newly-crowned queen to one of England’s most powerful monarchs. The biography delves into the drama, scandal, and intrigue that characterized her life, challenging traditional narratives and encouraging a reassessment of her impact on history. With a focus on the Tudor and Elizabethan era, Hilton’s work provides a nuanced portrait of a ruler who sought to transform England into a Renaissance state, making it a significant contribution to the fields of biography and royal history.
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‘We are a prince from a line of princes’ Lisa Hilton’s majestic biography of ‘The Virgin Queen’, Elizabeth I, provides vibrant new insights on the monarch’s compelling, enthralling life story. It is a book that challenges readers to reassess Elizabeth’s reign and the colourful drama, scandal and intrigue to which it is always linked. Using new research from sources in France and Italy, Lisa Hilton to presents a fresh interpretation of Elizabeth as a queen who saw herself primarily as a Renaissance prince. She delivers a new perspective on the most intimate details of Elizabeth’s life, and upon her attempts to fashion England into a Renaissance state. Elizabeth was not an exceptional woman but an exceptional ruler, and Hilton redraws English history with this animated portrait of an astounding life. Her biography maps the dramatic journey that Elizabeth took from being a timid and meek newly-crowned queen, to one of the most powerful and vivid monarchs ever to rule England.
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