Ebook {Epub PDF} Elizabeth I by Anne Somerset

 · Brilliant, mercurial, seductive, and maddening, an inspiration to artists and adventurers and the subject of vicious speculation over her choice not to 4/5(9). Elizabeth Jenkins, The Spectator ‘Lady Anne Somerset is an experienced biographer, a thorough researcher, admirable writer and a reliable judge of character’. A.L. Rowse, Financial Times ‘The most comprehensive, the most reliable and the most readable biography . Glitteringly detailed and engagingly written, the magisterial Elizabeth I brings to vivid life the golden age of sixteenth-century England and the uniquely Free Shipping on all orders over $ Buy a cheap copy of Elizabeth I book by Anne Somerset/5(5).

Anne Somerset's most recent work is a biography of England's last Stuart monarch, entitled QUEEN ANNE: THE POLITICS OF PASSION. This was awarded the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography. Until his death in , Anne Somerset was married to the artist Matthew Carr. She lives in London with her daughter. For me, Anne Somerset's supreme achievement was to teach me the SPECIFICS of the first Queen Elizabeth's humanness. She brought this lofty person down to earth. As I read Elizabeth's story, her image as a great person of history disintegrated and she became just a person. But she remains close to heart. Please do not misunderstand. Anne Somerset is the author of Elizabeth I ( avg rating, ratings, 71 reviews, published ), Queen Anne ( avg rating, ratings, rev.

Elizabeth I by Anne Somerset. Publication date Topics Elizabeth I, Queen of England, , Queens -- Great Britain. Editorial Reviews. The most comprehensive, the most reliable and the most readable biography of Elizabeth.” –The New York Times Book Review “This is my favourite among the biographies of Queen Elizabeth I. Anne Somerset presents a convincing as well as complex character at the center of her lucid narrative. Elizabeth 1 ruled England in defiance of convention, exercising supreme authority in a man's world. With courage, brilliance and style, she reigned for nearly forty-five years. Anne Somerset's.