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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 942.055092
EAN: 9780345425508
ISBN: 0345425502
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 560
Publication Date: 1999-10
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date: October 05, 1999
Sales Rank: 7922
Studio: Ballantine Books
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Rating:  - Not Weir's best work
This is a biography on the life of Queen Elizabeth I, not a political biography. If you are looking for the latter, then you will be immensely disappointed with this book. The majority of the book is dedicated to Elizabeth's many quarrels/reconciliations with Dudley and Essex. Alison Weir successfully brings the relationships to life with many excerpts from personal letters written by the Queen and her favorites.
Unfortunately, I think Weir was over-generous with the information she ... Read More
Rating:  - Beautifully written biography
Alison Weir does a fantastic job in recounting history in layman's terms. Details are vivid and engaging without the hyperbole you would expect in descriptions of the life and times of Elizabeth I.
The book is very easy to read and compelling. The language is not so simplistic that you think you are being talked down to, nor is the language so difficult that you have re-read pages twice to understand. The personal life of Elizabeth I is presented against her public one, though, as Ms. Weir ... Read More
Rating: - A Rather Narrow and Shallow Treatment
This is the fourth Alison Weir novel that I've read and looking back, I've rated them all three stars. This is certainly not an endorsement, as the subject matter of these novels (mid-second millenium English history) is of great interest to me. Each of these works simply falls short in providing the kind of captivating reading experience that the subject matter offers.
The Life of Elizabeth I is a perfect example. Someone relying on this work for their sole exposure to Elizabeth ... Read More
Rating: - Amazing indepth information.
I was hooked on this book.I could not put it down.Im amazed at the amount of historical paper work that still survives to this day for this kind of biography.I felt like like I eas there.
Rating: - As background for Shakespeare
I read this book as part of my interest in the Shakespeare authorship question. It was my first biography of Elizabeth, so I can't presume to compare to others. But I have read some other Tudor/Elizabethan history. I found Weir's book engaging, informative, relevant to my own interests, and colorful; and it seemed reasonably balanced. Take Me With You When You Go
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