[GOU]⋙ Libro Gratis Queen Elizabeth 15331603 eBook Edward Spencer Beesly

Queen Elizabeth 15331603 eBook Edward Spencer Beesly

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"...A long life, almost the whole of its adult period passed in the exercise of sovereignty – a life which is in effect the history of England during forty-five years, abounding at the same time in personal interest, and the subject, both in its public and private aspects, of fierce and probably interminable controversies..." - Edward Spencer Beesly

"There have been many greater statesmen than Elizabeth. She was far from being an admirable type of womanhood... However, few rulers have had to contend with such formidable and complicated difficulties as the English Queen. Few have surmounted them so triumphantly..." - E.S.B.

Contents - Early Life 1533-1558. The Change of Religion 1559. Foreign Relations 1559-1563. Elizabeth and Mary Stuart 1559-1568. Aristocratic Plots 1568-1572. Foreign Affairs 1572-1583. The Papal Attack 1570-1583. The Protectorate of the Netherlands 1584-86. Execution of the Queen of Scots 1584-1587. War with Spain 1587-1603. Domestic Affairs 1588-1601. Last Years and Death 1601-1603.