After Elizabeth the rise of James of Scotland and the struggle for the throne of England
Many volumes have been written about the reign of Elizabeth I; this book focuses on the critical year her reign ended, when England lost its childless queen and a Machiavellian struggle ensued to find her successor. December 1602: The formidable ruler has become a dithering old woman. The kingdom ha...
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New York :
Ballantine Books,
©2005.
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| Edition: | 1st U.S. ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- "The world waxed old" : the twilight of the Tudor dynasty
- "A babe crowned in his cradle" : the shaping of the King of Scots
- "Westward ... descended a hideous tempest" : The death of Elizabeth, February-March 1603
- "Lots were cast upon our land" : the coming of Arthur, March-April 1603
- "Hope and fear" : winners and losers, April- May 1603
- "The beggars have come to town" : plague and plot in London, May-June 1603
- "An anointed king" : James and Anna are crowned, July-August 1603
- "The God of truth and time" : trial, judgment and the dawn of the Stuart Age.
