Monarchy and Matrimony: The Courtships of Elizabeth I

by Susan Doran

Book Overview

Monarchy and Matrimony is the first comprehensive study of Elizabeth I's courtships. Susan Doran argues that the cult of the Virgin Queen' was invented by her ministers, and that Elizabeth was forced into celibacy by political necessity.
Doran's detailed examination of the different suits is based on extensive archival research across Europe. Rather than focusing on Elizabeth's personality and image, she views the question within a wider political...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415119693
• ISBN13: 9780415119696
• Release Date: December 1995
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"