The Virgin Queen by Christopher Hibbert

The Virgin Queen by Christopher Hibbert

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A portrait of Elizabeth I based on a range of contemporary documents and recent scholarship set against the background of her times. She was noted for her beauty, intelligence and wit but she was also vacillating and unpredictable, spiteful, cantankerous and realistic yet vain.

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The Virgin Queen by Christopher Hibbert

A portrait of Elizabeth I based on a range of contemporary documents and recent scholarship set against the background of her times. She was noted for her beauty, intelligence and wit but she was also vacillating and unpredictable, spiteful, cantankerous and realistic yet vain.

Christopher Hibbert was born in 1924 and attended Radley College and Oxford University. The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici, The English: A Social History, and Cavaliers and Roundheads are among his many recognized works. In addition, he has authored 'biographies' of London, Rome, and Venice, as well as biographies of Samuel Johnson, Elizabeth I, and Napoleon and his women.

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ISBN 13 9780670810222
ISBN 10 0670810223
Title The Virgin Queen
Author Christopher Hibbert
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1990-10-15
Number of pages 304
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.