Elizabeth

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 1533 to Her Accession in 1558--And Shows How the Experiences of Danger and Adventure Formed Her Remarkable Character and Shaped Her Opinions and Beliefs.

From Princess and Heir-Apparent to Bastardized and Disinherited Royal, Accused Traitor to Head of the Princely Household, Elizabeth Experienced Every Vicissitude of Fortune and Extreme of Condition--And Rose Above It All to Reign During a Watershed Moment in History. a Uniquely Absorbing Tale of One Young Woman's Turbulent, Courageous, and Seemingly Impossible Journey Toward the Throne, "Elizabeth" is the Exhilarating Story of the Making of a Queen.