| The Pirate Queen: Queen Elizabeth I, Her Pirate Adventurers, and the Dawn of Empire Contributor(s): Ronald, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060820675 ISBN-13: 9780060820671 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: Historian Ronald offers a fresh look at Elizabeth I, focusing on her uncanny instinct for financial survival and her superior intellect that propelled and sustained her rise, including her use of piracy to transform her realm into the greatest empire the world had ever seen. 16-page b&w photo insert. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Royalty - History | Europe - Great Britain - Victorian Era (1837-1901) |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.26" H x 5.52" W x 8.04" (0.97 lbs) 512 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 16th Century |
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| Publisher Description: Extravagant, whimsical, and hot-tempered, Elizabeth was the epitome of power, both feared and admired by her enemies. Dubbed the pirate queen by the Vatican and Spain's Philip II, she employed a network of daring merchants, brazen adventurers, astronomer philosophers, and her stalwart Privy Council to anchor her throne--and in doing so, planted the seedlings of an empire that would ultimately cover two-fifths of the world. In The Pirate Queen, historian Susan Ronald offers a fresh look at Elizabeth I, relying on a wealth of historical sources and thousands of the queen's personal letters to tell the thrilling story of a visionary monarch and the swashbuckling mariners who terrorized the seas to amass great wealth for themselves and the Crown. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ronald, Susan: - Susan Ronald, author of The Sancy Blood Diamond, has consulted for five British government departments and The National Trust. Born and raised in the United States, she has lived in England for more than twenty years. |