Samuel Willard Crompton

Queen Elizabeth And England's Golden Age

The only child of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth served as the Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603). She never married, never had children, and was the last of the House of Tudor. Under her rule, literature, fashion, and education came to the forefront in England.

Contents

1 Young Princess
2 We Wished for Our Elizabeth
3 The Queen and Her Suitors
4 First Cousins, Once Removed
5 Catholic Versus Protestant
6 The Thunder Clouds of War
7 The Preemptive Strike
8 The Spanish Armada
9 Queen Elizabeth and Her Court
10 End of the Golden Age