Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780965766890
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
About life in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
What Life was Like in the Realm of Elizabeth
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780965766890
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
About life in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780965766890
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
About life in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
What Life was Like in the Realm of Elizabeth
Author: Time-Life Books
Publisher: Time Life Medical
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Photographs, illustrations, and text provide information about life in England before and during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, covering the years between 1533 and 1603, discussing the Queen's court, conditions in London, foreign affairs, and other topics.
Publisher: Time Life Medical
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Photographs, illustrations, and text provide information about life in England before and during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, covering the years between 1533 and 1603, discussing the Queen's court, conditions in London, foreign affairs, and other topics.
In the Realm of Elizabeth (Part of "What Life Was Like Series")
Author: Time-Life Books Editors
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781844471423
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
What Life Was Like In the Realm of Elizabeth tells the fascinating story of Queen Elizabeth's steely determination and skillful political manoeuvring along with many other compelling tales of the men and women of Elizabethan England. One volume in a world-history series from Time-Life Books, In the Realm of Elizabeth focuses on the daily lives of the Elizabethans in London and in the English countryside, on board ship with Sir Francis Drake, and alongside Sir Walter Raleigh's colonists in Virginia. From contemporary letters, diaries, church and government documents, and other historical sources come the intriguing stories of commoners and kings: among them Elizabeth's feisty father, the much married Henry VIII, the fiery playwright Ben Jonson; Mary, Queen of Scots, Elizabeth's cousin and rival for her throne, and the so-called counterfeit crank, Nicholas Jennings, who made a nice living pretending to be destitute.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781844471423
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
What Life Was Like In the Realm of Elizabeth tells the fascinating story of Queen Elizabeth's steely determination and skillful political manoeuvring along with many other compelling tales of the men and women of Elizabethan England. One volume in a world-history series from Time-Life Books, In the Realm of Elizabeth focuses on the daily lives of the Elizabethans in London and in the English countryside, on board ship with Sir Francis Drake, and alongside Sir Walter Raleigh's colonists in Virginia. From contemporary letters, diaries, church and government documents, and other historical sources come the intriguing stories of commoners and kings: among them Elizabeth's feisty father, the much married Henry VIII, the fiery playwright Ben Jonson; Mary, Queen of Scots, Elizabeth's cousin and rival for her throne, and the so-called counterfeit crank, Nicholas Jennings, who made a nice living pretending to be destitute.
What Life was Like in the Age of Chivalry
Author: Time-Life Books
Publisher: Time Life Medical
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
YA. Biographical info. about the era's historic figures such as Charlemagne, Thomas Becket and Abelard and Heloise. 11 yrs+
Publisher: Time Life Medical
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
YA. Biographical info. about the era's historic figures such as Charlemagne, Thomas Becket and Abelard and Heloise. 11 yrs+
Queen Of This Realm
Author: Jean Plaidy
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 1443412570
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 715
Book Description
Britain’s greatest queen, Elizabeth I, was also the bewildered, motherless child of an all-powerful father; a captive in the Tower of London; a shrewd politician; a brilliant scholar; a lover of the arts; and, eventually, an icon. In this unforgettable fictional memoir, Elizabeth recounts the emotional turmoil of her life: the loneliness of power; the heartbreak of her lifelong love affair with Robert Dudley; and the terrible guilt of ordering the execution of her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 1443412570
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 715
Book Description
Britain’s greatest queen, Elizabeth I, was also the bewildered, motherless child of an all-powerful father; a captive in the Tower of London; a shrewd politician; a brilliant scholar; a lover of the arts; and, eventually, an icon. In this unforgettable fictional memoir, Elizabeth recounts the emotional turmoil of her life: the loneliness of power; the heartbreak of her lifelong love affair with Robert Dudley; and the terrible guilt of ordering the execution of her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots.
The Realm of Possibility
Author: David Levithan
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307490033
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
This collection of linked poems from David Levithan, the author of the New York Times bestseller Every Day and the groundbreaking classic Boy Meets Boy and the co-author of Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green), will introduce you to a world of unforgettable and emotionally resonant voices. Here’s what I know about the realm of possibility— it is always expanding, it is never what you think it is. Everything around us was once deemed impossible. From the airplane overhead to the phones in our pockets to the choir girl putting her arm around the metalhead. As hard as it is for us to see sometimes, we all exist within the realm of possibility. Most of the limits are of our own world’s devising. And yet, every day we each do so many things that were once impossible to us. Enter The Realm of Possibility and meet a boy whose girlfriend is in love with Holden Caulfield; a girl who loves the boy who wears all black; a boy with the perfect body; and a girl who writes love songs for a girl she can’t have. These are just a few of the captivating characters readers will get to know in this intensely heartfelt new novel about those ever-changing moments of love and heartbreak that go hand-in-hand with high school. David Levithan plumbs the depths of teenage emotion to create an amazing array of voices that readers won’t forget. So, enter their lives and prepare to welcome the realm of possibility open to us all. Love, joy, and these stories will linger. A MARGARET A. EDWARDS AWARD WINNER AN ALA TOP TEN BEST BOOK FOR YOUNG ADULTS A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK FOR THE TEEN AGE “Luminous . . . each voice sings with hope, humor and possibility.” —Time Out New York Kids
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307490033
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
This collection of linked poems from David Levithan, the author of the New York Times bestseller Every Day and the groundbreaking classic Boy Meets Boy and the co-author of Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green), will introduce you to a world of unforgettable and emotionally resonant voices. Here’s what I know about the realm of possibility— it is always expanding, it is never what you think it is. Everything around us was once deemed impossible. From the airplane overhead to the phones in our pockets to the choir girl putting her arm around the metalhead. As hard as it is for us to see sometimes, we all exist within the realm of possibility. Most of the limits are of our own world’s devising. And yet, every day we each do so many things that were once impossible to us. Enter The Realm of Possibility and meet a boy whose girlfriend is in love with Holden Caulfield; a girl who loves the boy who wears all black; a boy with the perfect body; and a girl who writes love songs for a girl she can’t have. These are just a few of the captivating characters readers will get to know in this intensely heartfelt new novel about those ever-changing moments of love and heartbreak that go hand-in-hand with high school. David Levithan plumbs the depths of teenage emotion to create an amazing array of voices that readers won’t forget. So, enter their lives and prepare to welcome the realm of possibility open to us all. Love, joy, and these stories will linger. A MARGARET A. EDWARDS AWARD WINNER AN ALA TOP TEN BEST BOOK FOR YOUNG ADULTS A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK FOR THE TEEN AGE “Luminous . . . each voice sings with hope, humor and possibility.” —Time Out New York Kids
Elizabeth and Her Court
Author: Kathryn Hinds
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761425427
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Describes daily life in Elizabethan England.
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761425427
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Describes daily life in Elizabethan England.
The Life of Elizabeth I
Author: Alison Weir
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307834603
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An intimate, captivating portrait of Queen Elizabeth I that brings the enigmatic ruler to vivid life, from acclaimed biographer Alison Weir “An extraordinary piece of historical scholarship.”—The Cleveland Plain Dealer Perhaps the most influential sovereign England has ever known, Queen Elizabeth I remained an extremely private person throughout her reign, keeping her own counsel and sharing secrets with no one—not even her closest, most trusted advisers. Now, in this brilliantly researched, fascinating chronicle, Alison Weir shares provocative new interpretations and fresh insights on this enigmatic figure. Against a lavish backdrop of pageantry and passion, intrigue and war, Weir dispels the myths surrounding Elizabeth I and examines the contradictions of her character. Elizabeth I loved the Earl of Leicester, but did she conspire to murder his wife? She called herself the Virgin Queen, but how chaste was she through dozens of liaisons? She never married—was her choice to remain single tied to the chilling fate of her mother, Anne Boleyn? An enthralling epic, The Life of Elizabeth I is a mesmerizing, stunning chronicle of a trailblazing monarch.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307834603
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An intimate, captivating portrait of Queen Elizabeth I that brings the enigmatic ruler to vivid life, from acclaimed biographer Alison Weir “An extraordinary piece of historical scholarship.”—The Cleveland Plain Dealer Perhaps the most influential sovereign England has ever known, Queen Elizabeth I remained an extremely private person throughout her reign, keeping her own counsel and sharing secrets with no one—not even her closest, most trusted advisers. Now, in this brilliantly researched, fascinating chronicle, Alison Weir shares provocative new interpretations and fresh insights on this enigmatic figure. Against a lavish backdrop of pageantry and passion, intrigue and war, Weir dispels the myths surrounding Elizabeth I and examines the contradictions of her character. Elizabeth I loved the Earl of Leicester, but did she conspire to murder his wife? She called herself the Virgin Queen, but how chaste was she through dozens of liaisons? She never married—was her choice to remain single tied to the chilling fate of her mother, Anne Boleyn? An enthralling epic, The Life of Elizabeth I is a mesmerizing, stunning chronicle of a trailblazing monarch.
The Queen's Bed
Author: Anna Whitelock
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374239789
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
"Originally published in 2013 by Bloomsbury Publishing, Great Britain, as Elizabeth's Bedfellows: An Intimate History of the Queen's Court"--T.p. verso.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374239789
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
"Originally published in 2013 by Bloomsbury Publishing, Great Britain, as Elizabeth's Bedfellows: An Intimate History of the Queen's Court"--T.p. verso.
Daily Life in Ancient and Modern London
Author: Betony Toht
Publisher: Lerner Publications
ISBN: 9780822532231
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Describes daily life in London from the time of the Roman invasion in A.D. 43, through medieval, Elizabethan, and Victorian times, on to the reign of Elizabeth II.
Publisher: Lerner Publications
ISBN: 9780822532231
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Describes daily life in London from the time of the Roman invasion in A.D. 43, through medieval, Elizabethan, and Victorian times, on to the reign of Elizabeth II.