Cate Blanchett reprises her role as the ' Virgin Queen' in this sequel to the Oscar-nominated ' Elizabeth'. This time round Elizabeth has to contend with the rising power of Spain, as Philip II (Jordi Molla) readies an armada for invasion, intent on returni ...

Cate Blanchett reprises her role as the ' Virgin Queen' in this sequel to the Oscar-nominated ' Elizabeth'. This time round Elizabeth has to contend with the rising power of Spain, as Philip II (Jordi Molla) readies an armada for invasion, intent on returni ...

Provides detailed information on thirty-four great Elizabethan & Jacobean plays. Each chapter

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Part of the Pitkin History of Britain series (linked to key stage 3 of the National Curriculum), this book uncovers the colourful world of one of the nation's greatest monarchs, drawing on eye-witness accounts & contemporary documents to bring alive the personalities & events of the time. It also takes a fresh look at this glorious period. ...

England under Elizabeth I: A time of war & plague, politics & rebellion, personal heroism & religious fanaticism. When if you were born poor you stayed poor, & the thumbscrews & the rack could be the grim prelude to the executioner's block. But it was also an age that encouraged literary genius, global exploration, & timeless beauty. ...

Like its acclaimed companion volumes, Restoration London, Dr Johnson's London & Victorian London, this book is the result of the author's passionate interest in the practical details of everyday life so often ignored in conventional history books.

It begins with the River Thames, the lifeblood of Elizabethan London, before turning to the streets & the traffic in them. Liza Picard surveys building methods & shows us the interior decor of the rich & the not-so-rich, & what they were likely to be growing in their gardens. Then the Londoners of the time take the stage, in all their amazing finery. Plague, smallpox & other diseases afflicted them. But food & drink, sex & marriage & family life provided comfort. Cares could be forgotten in a playhouse or the bull-baiting of bear-baiting rings, or watching a good cockfight.

Liza Picard's wonderfully skilful & vivid evocation of the London of Elizabeth I enables us to share the delights, as well as the horrors, of the everyday lives of our sixteenth-century ancestors.

This paperback book has 390 pages & measures: 19.8 x 13 x 2.4cm





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The first biography of Lettice Knollys, one of the most prominent women of the Elizabethan era.

Cousin to Elizabeth I
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Francis Walsingham was the first spymaster in the modern sense. His methods anticipated those of MI5 & MI6 & even those of the KGB. He maintained a network of spies across Europe, including double-agents at the highest level in Rome & Spain
- the sworn enemies of Queen Elizabeth & her Protestant regime. His entrapment of Mary Queen of Scots is a classic intelligence operation that resulted in her execution. As Robert Hutchinson reveals, his cypher experts ability to intercept other peoples secret messages & his brilliant forged letters made him a fearsome champion of the young Elizabeth. Yet even this machiavellian schemer eventually fell foul of Elizabeth as her confidence grew (and judgement faded). The rise & fall of Sir Francis Walsingham is a Tudor epic, vividly narrated by a historian with unique access to the surviving documentary evidence.
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Ella is a little ladybird with big dreams. Her ugly wasp stepsisters make her do all the housework, all of the time, & Ella feels very sad. Then one day the famous Parisian artist Pierre decides to throw a Grand Bug Ball
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You can lead the charge, Ella!

Its your time to be brave. Be the guardian of the seas & save the rolling waves.





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