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An abused child, yet confident of her destiny to reign, a woman in a man's world, passionately sexual - though, as she maintained, a virgin - Elizabeth I is famed as England's most successful ruler. David Starkey's brilliant new biography concentrates on Elizabeth's formative years - from her birth in 1553 to her accession in 1558 - and shows how the experiences of danger and adventured formed her remarkable character and shaped her opinions and beliefs....
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From the historian and bestselling author who was Katie Couric's CBS live coanchor for the royal wedding comes an outstanding exploration of the British monarchy, including royal weddings Charting the British monarchy's roller-coaster history, this compelling volume starts with the warring tribal kings who continued to exercise their sway under the Romans. New material on the late Middle Ages and the Wars of the Roses takes readers up to the turbulent...
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