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Elizabeth I and Her World
by Susan Watkins
An intimate account of a remarkable national transformation: how Queen Elizabeth I set out to capture the hearts of her people.A brilliant picture of Queen Elizabeth I's life emerges here, beginning with her birth—her father Henry VIII had desired a male heir—punctuated by conspiracies, and endangered during the period of rule by her Catholic half-sister Mary, whom she succeeded in ...(more)

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Samuel Johnson: A Life

By David Nokes
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The Pirate Queen: Queen Eli...

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