PDF⋙ After Elizabeth: The Rise of James of Scotland and the Struggle for the Throne of England by Leanda de Lisle
After Elizabeth: The Rise of James of Scotland and the Struggle for the Throne of England by Leanda de Lisle After Elizabeth: The Rise of James of Scotland and the Struggle for the Throne of England by Leanda de Lisle PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Many volumes have been written about the long reign of Elizabeth I. Now, for the first time, comes a brilliant new work that focuses on the critical year her reign ended, a time in which England lost its childless queen and a Machiavellian struggle ensued to find her successor. December 1602. After forty-four years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth is in decline. The formidable ruler whose motto is Semper eadem (I never change) has become a dithering old woman, missing teeth and wearing makeup half an inch thick. The kingdom has been weakened by the cost of war with Spain and the simmering discontent of both the rich and the poor. The stage has been set, at long last, for succession. But the Queen who famously never married has no heir. Elizabeth’s s...