List of Plates. Acknowledgement. Introduction. Chapter 1: Elizabeth, briefly Princess of England. Chapter 2: From suspect ‘second person’ to Queen of England. Chapter 3: Establishing the new reign. Chapter 4: Mary Queen of Scots, the English succession and other problems, 1563-7. Chapter 5: the queen and her realm mid-reign. Chapter 6: Old problems and new in the queen’s middle years. Chapter 7: Killing a queen and facing invasion 1585-9. Chapter 8: An ageing queen and the difficult later years of her reign. Chapter 9: Elizabeth’s final years. Chapter 10: What can be known of Elizabeth I?
Biography
Judith M. Richards was previously senior Lecturer at La Trobe University and is now a history research associate there. Publications include ‘Mary Tudor’ in this series, and a range of essays covering sixteenth and seventeenth century historical issues, with a particular focus on monarchy.
'A marvellously no-nonsense biography of Elizabeth I, avoiding the temptations both of adulation and enmity. In the process of recounting the life, Richards supplies a serious and reliable political history of the reign, but one enlivened throughout with incident, wit and insight.' - Professor Peter Marshall, University of Warwick, UK
'In sum, this is a useful book that could safely be assigned students who need a brief, accurate, well-written account of Elizabeth I. It is not long on detail, but it is rich in observation.' - Norman Jones, Utah State University in Anglican and Episcopal History
'Judith Richards's Elizabeth I [is] a balanced overview that fulfills the Routledge Historical Biographies series aim to provide "concise, accessible introductions to key historical figures." ... Richards's book is clearly and accessibly written, and Elizabeth I joins the ranks of other good introductory sourveys of this famous English queen.'
Carole Levin and Andrea Nichols in Sixteenth Century Journal
