An edition of The Pirate Queen (1705)

The pirate queen

Queen Elizabeth I, her pirate adventures, and the dawn of empire

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An edition of The Pirate Queen (1705)

The pirate queen

Queen Elizabeth I, her pirate adventures, and the dawn of empire

1st ed.
  • 8 Want to read
  • 1 Have read

Dubbed the "pirate queen" by the Vatican and Philip II of Spain, Elizabeth I was feared and admired by her enemies. Extravagant, whimsical, and hot-tempered, she was the epitome of power. Her visionary accomplishments were made possible by her daring merchants, gifted rapscallion adventurers, astronomer philosophers, and her stalwart Privy Council. All these men contributed their genius, power, greed, and expertise to the advancement of England. Historian Ronald offers a fresh look at Elizabeth I, focusing on her uncanny instinct for financial survival and the superior intellect that propelled and sustained her rise. The foundation of Elizabeth's empire was built on a carefully choreographed strategy whereby piracy transformed England from an impoverished state on the fringes of Europe into the first building block of an empire that ultimately covered two-fifths of the world.--From publisher description.

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English
Pages
471

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The pirate queen: Queen Elizabeth I, her pirate adventures, and the dawn of empire
2007, HarperCollins Publishers
in English - 1st ed.
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The Pirate Queen: Queen Elizabeth I, Her Pirate Adventurers, and the Dawn of Empire
June 26, 2007, HarperCollins
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New York, NY

Classifications

Library of Congress
DA, DA356 .R58 2007, DA356.R58 2007

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxiv, 471 p., [16] p. of plates :
Number of pages
471

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22757661M
Internet Archive
piratequeenqueen0000rona
ISBN 13
9780060820664
LCCN
2006053171
OCLC/WorldCat
76961179
Library Thing
3116564
Goodreads
569631

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Dubbed the "pirate queen" by the Vatican and Spain's Philip II, Elizabeth I was feared and admired by her enemies. Extravagant, whimsical, and hot-tempered, Elizabeth was the epitome of power. Her visionary accomplishments were made possible by her daring merchants, gifted rapscallion adventurers, astronomer philosophers, and her stalwart Privy Council, including Sir William Cecil, Sir Francis Walsingham, and Sir Nicholas Bacon. All these men contributed their vast genius, power, greed, and expertise to the advancement of England.In The Pirate Queen, historian Susan Ronald offers a fresh look at Elizabeth I, focusing on her uncanny instinct for financial survival and the superior intellect that propelled and sustained her rise. The foundation of Elizabeth's empire was built on a carefully choreographed strategy whereby piracy transformed England from an impoverished state on the fringes of Europe into the first building block of an empire that covered two-fifths of the world.Based on a wealth of historical sources and thousands of personal letters between Elizabeth and her merchant adventurers, advisers, and royal "cousins," The Pirate Queen tells the thrilling story of Elizabeth and the swashbuckling mariners who terrorized the seas, planted the seedlings of an empire, and amassed great wealth for themselves and the Crown.

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