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Elizabeth: Renaissance Prince, a biography
by Hilton, Lisa
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine, 1st edition, 1st printing, unclipped d/j (good, little bumping and chipping), black boards, gilt spine titling, text
- ISBN 10
- 0297865226
- ISBN 13
- 9780297865223
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2014. 1st. h/b. Near Fine, 1st edition, 1st printing, unclipped d/j (good, little bumping and chipping), black boards, gilt spine titling, text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). A definitive portrait of one of the most compelling monarchs England has ever had: Elizabeth I. 'We are a prince from a line of princes.' Lisa Hilton's majestic biography of Elizabeth I, 'The Virgin Queen', provides vibrant new insights on a monarch who continues to compel and enthral readers. It is a book that challenges readers to reassess Elizabeth's reign, and the colourful drama, scandal and intrigue to which it is always linked. Lisa Hilton uses new research in France, Italy, Russia and Turkey to present a fresh interpretation of Elizabeth as a queen who saw herself primarily as a Renaissance prince, delivering a very different perspective on Elizabeth's emotional and sexual life, and upon her attempts to mould England into a European state. Elizabeth was not an exceptional woman but an exceptional ruler, and Hilton redraws English history with this animated portrait of an astounding life. Her biography maps Elizabeth's dramatic journey from timid, newly crowned queen to one of the most powerful and vivid monarchs ever to rule England.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132755
- Title
- Elizabeth: Renaissance Prince, a biography
- Author
- Hilton, Lisa
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine, 1st edition, 1st printing, unclipped d/j (good, little bumping and chipping), black boards, gilt spine titling, text
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0297865226
- ISBN 13
- 9780297865223
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2014
- Pages
- 370
- Keywords
- 1st, history, biography, Tudor, Hilton
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.68 g
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
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