Short description
Presents an exhaustively researched biography that reveals the personality, private life, and romantic intrigues of Elizabeth I.
Review
A riveting portrait of the queen and how the private woman won her public role.
-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
An excellent account of the greatest of England's remarkably great queens.
-- Daily Telegraph (London)
Weir succeeds in making Elizabeth and her subjects come to life in this clearly written and well-researched biography.
-- Library Journal (starred review)
An extraordinary piece of historical scholarship.
-- The Cleveland Plain Dealer