Queen Elizabeth I: Life and Legacy of the Virgin Queen

The forty—four—year reign of Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and the last Tudor monarch, was considered a golden age. It saw the emergence of the great playwrights such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe, while the exploits of Sir Francis Drake and other ‘sea—dogs’ helped establish England’s position among the great maritime powers.

This book looks at Elizabeth’s life through some of the many artifacts, buildings, documents and institutions that survive to this day. From the ...