Elizabeth: The Forgotten Years 0670786020, 9780670786022, 9781101609019
Elizabeth was crowned queen at twenty-five, but it was only when she reached fifty and all hopes of a royal marriage wer
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Table of contents :
Also by John Guy
Title Page
Copyright
Genealogical Tables
Descendants of Edward III: Yorkist Line
Descendants of Edward III: Lancastrian and Tudor Lines
Maps
England, Scotland, and Wales
Northern France and the Netherlands
Ireland
Author’s Note
Preface
Introduction: A Virgin Queen
1. A City in Fear
2. Crisis and Betrayal
3. Brave New World
4. Armada of the Soul
5. No Warrior Queen
6. A Funeral and a Wedding
7. On the Attack
8. The Visible Queen
9. The Enemy Within
10. Catastrophe in France
11. 'Good Queen Bess'
12. The Quest for Gold
13. Conspiring against the Queen
14. Games of Thrones
15. A Counter-Armada
16. One Last Chance
17. Seeking Détente
18. Opening New Fronts
19. Defying the Queen
20. 'I am Richard II'
21. The Queen’s Speech
22. On a Knife’s Edge
23. The Final Vigil
Epilogue
Illustrations
Abbreviations
Notes and References
Illustration Credits
Index
Acknowledgements
