{"product_id":"elizabeth-signed-copy","title":"Elizabeth: Signed Copy","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn abused child, yet confident of her destiny to reign, a woman in a man's world, passionately sexual yet, she said, a virgin, famed as England's most successful ruler yet actually doing very little, Elizabeth I is a bundle of contradictions. In this new, lavishly illustrated biography, published to accompany a Channel 4 series presented by the author, David Starkey turns the paradox into a person. Starting with Elizabeth's own speeches and writings, Starkey lays novel emphasis on two things: her faith made her see religion as a purely personal relationship between the individual conscience and God, yet her sophisticated education led her to a smoke-and-mirrors view of politics, in which clever image-making and speech-writing could solve or postpone real problems. The result was a surprisingly contemporary approach to some very modern questions, like civil strife in Scotland and Ireland and the risk of England's absorption into a European super-state. This new approach to the enigma of the Queen's character is presented within a lively and readable retelling of her reign; her love for Robert Dudley, the tragi-comedy of her favourites and suitors, and her epic struggles with Mary queen of Scots and Philip II of Spain.\u003cbr\u003e\nDimensions: 163 x 243\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor: David Starkey\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 9780701169398\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 352\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bookhero.ae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46036529086617,"sku":"7RG9780701169398","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/5696\/6297\/files\/694837594aec1_Elizabeth_Signed_Copy.jpg?v=1766480057","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.ae\/products\/elizabeth-signed-copy","provider":"Dubai - Buy Used\/Second-Hand Books - BookHero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}