ELIZABETH I, Queen of England: Ten Contemporary Descriptions. Edited by Peter Spring.

Bookseller Notes

'Of the ten contemporary descriptions of Elizabeth presented in this book one is Edwardian, one Marian, five Elizabethan, two Jacobean, and one Caroline. They cover the better part of her life (1533-1603) and the whole of her reign (1558-1603). From a review of them all we can form a distinct idea of her appearance, character, principles, tastes, moral and political intelligence' (Publisher's website). The accounts include those of Roger Ascham and Francis Bacon, as well as the impressions of Italian, German and French visitors.