Making history from the moment of her birth, England's Queen
Elizabeth I (1533-1603) was a legend within her own lifetime. To
her supporters, Elizabeth I was Gloriana, the Faerie Queene, a
dignified and powerful woman who ruled with cunning and skill for
forty-four years. To her detractors she was the ruthless supporter
of a false religion; the murderer of her cousin Mary Queen of
Scots; a wanton woman, herself illegitimate, who sullied the crown
with her licentious behavior. The legends that have grown up around
Elizabeth are fascinating, but as this book shows, the truth is
just as remarkable. In Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend, Clark Hulse
brings Elizabeth to life, combining text and images to tell her
story through the objects handed down by history. Commemorating the
four hundredth anniversary of Elizabeth's death, this handsome
volume, published in conjunction with exhibitions organized by the
Newberry Library and the American Library Association, contains
more than a hundred photographs of books, manuscripts, maps,
letters, paintings, clothing, furniture, and many more artifacts
dating from her reign. Each of these objects tells a story, and
Hulse uses them as a starting point for a broad and thorough
examination of Elizabeth and the society in which she lived.
Beginning with an analysis of the political events surrounding her
birth, the book describes Elizabeth's relationship with her father,
Henry VIII, and the maneuvering that led to her eventual coronation
upon the death of her half-sister Mary Tudor in 1558. As queen,
Elizabeth oversaw a period of breathtaking cultural achievement.
She kept England from being torn apart by the religious wars raging
across Europe, and shewithstood both an assassination plot and the
massive military threat of the Spanish Armada. This book addresses
all these major events as well as a host of lesser-known aspects of
Elizabeth's reign. Hulse includes discussions of topics such as the
education of Tudor women; markers of identity; portraits of
Elizabeth; the queen's speaking style; her interest in America;
music at the Tudor court; and literary depictions of Elizabeth by
Shakespeare, Spenser, and other poets.
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