Elizabeth 1st, Queen of England

Discover the golden age of sixteenth-century England and its fascinating
monarch. Elizabeth the 1st was perhaps the most influential sovereign England
has ever known. Her father, Henry VIII, brutally murdered her mother and
declared her a bastard; as he kept taking and discarding wives, Elizabeth had
to build intelligence and presence to stay alive in the intrigue-laden Tudor
court. When she at last ascended the throne, it was to inherit a bankrupt,
famished, and powerless country. She would prove herself more than worthy of
her position and become the most powerful rule of her time, succeeding in
replenishing its treasury, healing its religious rifts, and bringing forth
military victories. Her influence on the flowering of English culture was also
tremendous. Discover the most fascinating character of the Virgin Queen, who
never married although her councilors told her it would be her only chance of
survival; delve deeper into this major page of British and European history
with this lively audiobook.