[Sca-librarians] Queen Elizabeth I Book request info

[Nancy Shapiro]

Hi folks,

A friend of mine is looking for recommendations for books on Queen Elizabeth
(Henry VIII's daughter, the Tudor one).  I told her I had just the resource
to put her question to, and told her about the SCA-Librarians.  Being a
former SCAdian, she was delighted, & the details are listed below.

Thanks.

Ki-lin
Librarians like to be given trouble; they exist for it, they are geared to
it. For the location of a mislaid volume, an uncatalogued item, your good
librarian has a ferret's nose. Give her a scent and she jumps the leash, her
eye bright with battle."
(Catherine Drinker Bowen. From: Adventures of a Biographer, 1959)

 Hi, Nancy,



Here’s the description of what I’m looking for:



I’d like to find a really good biography of Queen Elizabeth I.  If possible,
I’d like it to be:



1)       Thorough—her entire life, not just one section of it

2)       Historically accurate—I don’t want a book that deals in the
author’s wishful fabrications.  I am, however, quite delighted with a book
that states two different versions of events and then objectively details
the reasons in support of or against each version.

3)       Detailed—I love detail.  Little excerpts from letters, little
(historically accurate) quirks about a person, etc. (like maybe they
wouldn’t eat pigeon, or they loved collecting knife rests) (yes, my
grandmother collected the knife rests).

4)       Well written—I can’t say enough about this point.  Books that are
not well written sap much of the joy out of learning.  It would be a crying
shame to see Elizabeth I’s story ruined by tortured and belabored prose.
She was a fascinating person; it should be quite easy to write a fascinating
book about her.



So, that’s it in a nutshell.  Any recommendations?



Thank you thank you thank you!!!







And thank you, Nancy, for being willing to post this for me!



Hope you’re having a good week!



Natasha
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