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The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I Book
Elizabeth I was a ruler who radiated a sense of power and purpose. Her long and successful reign was a Golden Age of wealth confidence creativity Shakespeare's plays and Walter Raleigh's adventures: the apotheosis of the Tudor dynasty. Across much of Europe however Elizabeth was viewed very differently. She was 'Jezebel' the bastard offspring of Henry VIII's illegal second marriage a woman and a Protestant heretic. The pope denounced her as a heretic schismatic tyrant and the most powerful rulers of Europe conspired to destroy her their plans most fully realized by the Spanish Armada. If Elizabeth's reign was a golden age then it was also a precarious one that required constant anxious surveillance against sometimes overwhelming threats. "The Watchers" is a beautifully written … read more...
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