The Political Magic of John Dee
Ian Seymour looks at the involvement of Elizabeth I's astrologer in matters of state, and his diplomatic intrigues on the Continent on the eve of the Armada.
Elizabeth I
Reading History: The Reign of Elizabeth I
Christopher Haigh outlines the historiography of the reign of the first Elizabeth.
The Ruler-Cult: From Alexander of Macedon to Elizabeth I of England
Charles Seltman traces the idea of the ruler not only great but good—helper and protector of his subjects—back to Alexander of Macedon.
The Accession of Queen Elizabeth I
A study of the dangers and difficulties that confronted the young Queen in 1558, and of the courageous strategy by which she overcame them. By J.E. Neale.
Queen Elizabeth and the Historians
A.L. Rowse charts how three centuries of British historians have produced many different interpretations of the great Queen’s character.
The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth
On 15 January 1559, England’s 25-year-old sovereign left Whitehall to be crowned Queen.