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The First Elizabeth
by Carolly Erickson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition★★★★★
★★★★★
4.5|102 ratings
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Customers find this biography to be well-researched, with one review noting it includes accurate historical detail about Elizabeth's reign. The writing style receives positive feedback, with one customer describing it as readable and another noting it's detailed without being dry. Customers appreciate the book's personality-focused approach, with one review highlighting its empathetic portrayal of the subject.
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“A vivid and eminently readable portrait of history’s favorite Tudor.” —The New York Times Book ReviewIn this remarkable biography, Carolly Erickson brings Elizabeth I to life and allows us to see her as a living, breathing, elegant, flirtatious, diplomatic, violent, arrogant, and outrageous woman who commands our attention, fascination, and awe.With her acclaimed writing skill, Carolly Erickson electrifies the senses as she evokes with total fidelity the brilliant colors of Elizabethan clothing and jewelry, the texture of tapestries, and even the close, perfumed air of castle rooms. Erickson demonstrates her extraordinary ability to discern and bring to life psychological and physical reality of England’s Golden Age.“A masterpiece of narrative, a story so absorbing it is as hard to put down as a fine novel.” —Edward M. White, Los Angeles Times Book Review“Even more readable and absorbing than the justly praised works of Tuchman and Fraser.” —Philadelphia Inquirer“Carolly Erickson is a great interpreter of history. . . . She’s likely to be the Barbara Tuchman of her generation.” —David Herlihy, Charles Lea Professor of History, Harvard University Read more
Product Information
ASIN | B003E74BAQ |
Publisher | St. Martin's Griffin |
Accessibility | Learn more |
Publication date | April 1, 2007 |
Edition | 5th |
Language | English |
File size | 5.9 MB |
Screen Reader | Supported |
Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
X-Ray | Not Enabled |
Word Wise | Enabled |
Print length | 680 pages |
ISBN-13 | 978-1429903974 |
Page Flip | Enabled |
Best Sellers Rank | #184,574 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #23 in 1485-1603 History of UK #123 in Biographies of Royalty (Kindle Store) #155 in Historical British Biographies |
Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 102 ratings |