Elizabeth The Struggle for the Throne
“Elizabeth The Struggle for the Throne” by David Starkey is a detailed biography published by Harper Collins on September 25, 2007. This 400-page work explores the early life of Elizabeth I, focusing on her formative years from birth in 1533 to her accession in 1558. Starkey examines how Elizabeth’s experiences of danger and adventure shaped her character, opinions, and beliefs, presenting a nuanced portrait of a woman navigating a male-dominated world.
Readers will find a compelling narrative that delves into Elizabeth’s tumultuous journey, highlighting her transformation from an abused child to a confident ruler. The biography captures her struggles as she faced disinheritance and accusations of treason, ultimately rising to become one of England’s most notable monarchs. With themes of resilience and determination, this edition offers insights into the historical context of Elizabeth’s reign and the challenges she overcame on her path to the throne.
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An abused child, yet confident of her destiny to reign, a woman in a man’s world, passionately sexual—though, as she maintained, a virgin—Elizabeth I is famed as England’s most successful ruler. David Starkey’s brilliant new biography concentrates on Elizabeth’s formative years—from her birth in 1533 to her accession in 1558—and shows how the experiences of danger and adventure formed her remarkable character and shaped her opinions and beliefs.
From princess and heir-apparent to bastardized and disinherited royal, accused traitor to head of the princely household, Elizabeth experienced every vicissitude of fortune and extreme of condition—and rose above it all to reign during a watershed moment in history. A uniquely absorbing tale of one young woman’s turbulent, courageous, and seemingly impossible journey toward the throne, Elizabeth is the exhilarating story of the making of a queen.
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