Elizabeth I: Virgin Queen?, by Philippa Jones
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'Gloriana', 'Faerie Queene', 'Queen Bess' are just some of the names given to Elizabeth I, the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. But the name for which she is perhaps best remembered and which best explains why Elizabeth was the last of the Tudor monarchs, was the 'Virgin Queen'. But how appropriate is that image? Were Elizabeth's suitors and favourites really just innocent intrigues? Or were they much more than that? Was Elizabeth really a woman driven by her passions, who had affairs with several men, including Thomas Seymour, while he was still the husband of her guardian Catherine Parr, and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester - a man adjudged to have been the great love of her life? And, are the rumours of Elizabeth's illegitimate children true? Was the 'Virgin Queen' image a carefully thought out piece of Tudor propaganda? Historian Philippa Jones, author of the acclaimed "The Other Tudors", challenges the many myths and truths surrounding Elizabeth's life and reveals the passionate woman behind the powerful and fearless 'Virgin Queen'.
Elizabeth I: Virgin Queen?, by Philippa Jones- Amazon Sales Rank: #818782 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-10-26
- Released on: 2015-10-26
- Format: Kindle eBook
About the Author Philippa Jones is an historian and read Egyptology at Cambridge University. She lives in Henleaze, Bristol and has worked at Bristol's Museum and University. She has published many books and articles; including The Other Tudors: Henry VIII's Mistresses and Bastards (New Holland, 2009).
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. I couldn't put the book down. A compelling story. By angela I am such a fan of history and in particular women's history. Phillipa Jones is an Egyptologist and a historian who lives in the UK. This book was well written. She focuses on the romances of Queen Elizabeth's life which does provoke curiosity and interest. Along the way you find out more about the Queen. Personally, I felt the romance did keep me focused on finishing the book in a hurry. However, after I was done and learned about Queen Elizabeth's reign and history I wondered why the author didn't focus on some of the other of Queen Elizabeth's traits that may have been played down. It has kept me wondering about several questions around Peace and War such as: How contemporary US relations compare to her reign? How hard is it to have total peace in a country? Are only women able to obtain peace as rulers? Everyone has a little different take on history. This is such a good book. History can be boring but not in this author's hands.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A Thesis on Elizabeth's Romances By dprallon The main objective of this book is both have a complete work on the Queen's love life, from her early liason to Thomas Seymour until her last courtship of the French dauphin. It also is written on the perspective that Elizabeth wasn't a virgin and to debate the possibilities of who were her illigitimate children, either with Seymour or with Robert Dudley.The author makes it very clear from the beggining that she's advancing a certain point of view, which makes this easier to deal with. She isn't deeply conclusive about the matter either, which tells me it's mostly wasted pages on "it might have been". She presents each and every possible child that Elizabeth might have bourne in detail. And that's exactly where it fails.For even if one believes that she might have been secretly a mother (either once of multiple times), the book mostly discards any possible daughters she might have had, except for a certain Hester that might have been Seymour's child. It focus too much on her possible male children, and mostly shows many evidence as to why they -couldn't- be the so named children of Elizabeth. It doesn't say much on it's own, neither about Elizabeth's character nor about her policies, and while it's very well written and an easy read (I read it in less than 6 hours), it could - and should - have been better. Bearing in mind that the author was deeply sick by the time she ended this, it might be the reason that it isn't as well researched as it could have been, or showing more new information.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Speculative Life By Michael Writing nearly 500 years after historic events presents any author with huge difficulties, especially so as in this study of Elizabeth I, where documented proof is almost certainly sketchy. Jones necessarily must offer little more than speculation for much of her inquiry regarding an illegitimate child. The only two people in a position to know for complete certainty left no documentary evidence; other observers in England and abroad were left to guess based on second-hand accounts and rumors of the queen's behavior. The book is well written but ultimately provides no solid proof of the existence of a child of Elizabeth's--or its absence. Human nature being what it is, it is at least highly plausible that the queen was sexually active as an adult, but history will never be sure whether she gave birth to any child.
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