Elizabeth I

Informationen zum Autor Charlotte Moore read English at Oxford before becoming a teacher. She is now a freelance author, journalist and public speaker. She has published four novels, four historical books for children, George and Sam , a memoir of life with her autistic sons, and Hancox , a family history. She lives near Battle, East Sussex. Klappentext Her father murdered her mother and sent her away to live as a virtual prisoner with a distant relative. Then her sister became queen and tried to kill her. Its a miracle that poor Elizabeth turned out as well as she did. Not only did she bring peace and stability to a suffering people, she turned England from an insignificant little island into the most glorious and powerful country in Europe. But, terrified that her power might fall into the wrong hands, Elizabeth steadfastly refused to marry as far as she concerned husbands meant only one thing: trouble! Zusammenfassung Her father murdered her mother and sent her away to live as a virtual prisoner with a distant relative. Not only did she bring peace and stability to a suffering people, she turned England from an insignificant little island into the most glorious and powerful country in Europe.

Product details

• Authors: Charlotte Moore
• Publisher: Short Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.02.2005
• EAN: 9781904977094
• ISBN: 978-1-904977-09-4
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Who Was...? S.; Who Was...? S.
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies