The reign of Elizabeth I was one of the most important periods of expansion and growth in British history - the "Golden Age". This celebrated and influential study reconsiders how Elizabeth achieved this, and the ways in which she exercised her power. It analyses the nature of her power through an examination of her relations with Parliament, the Council of Ministers, the Church, the nobility, military and the English people themselves.
Elizabeth I is a popular historical obsession and an endless source of inspiration for TV series, biopics and biographies. With her four hundredth anniversary on the horizon (1603), time is right for a new and lavishly illustrated edition of this hugely successful study of our favorite and most dramatic queen.
