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Heretic queen : Queen Elizabeth I and the wars of religion / Susan Ronald.
| Author/creator | Ronald, Susan |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : St. Martin's Press, 2012. |
| Description | xv, 350 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prologue: The sacrificial priest -- Pt. 1: A wounded and divided land, 1558-1566. The new Deborah ; The realm and the ministers of Lucifer ; Determined to be a virgin queen ; Many an uneasy truce ; The battle for hearts and minds ; Untrustworthy allies ; Christ's soldiers ; Mary Stuart, the great Catholic threat -- Pt. 2: The Catholic ascendancy, 1566-1580. Betrayal amid dreamy spires ; The iconoclastic fury ; Two murders and mayhem ; An ill-conceived escape and rebellion ; Regnans in excelsis ; The English state, plots and counterplots ; Massacre in Paris ; The Puritan underworld of London ; Via Dolorosa -- Pt. 3: The years of religious terror, 1580-1591. God's outriders ; The ungodly witch hunts ; Frustrating the designs of our enemies ; A long-awaited execution ; God's obvious design -- Pt. 4: A house divided, 1591-1603. The Norfolk landing ; Marprelate, Puritans, Catholics, and players ; Elizabeth's éminence grise and the final battles for England. |
| Abstract | A chronicle of Elizabeth I's role in the wars of religion credits her with securing England's future as a world power, covering topics ranging from the queen's use of ambivalence as a political tool to her tolerance in religious matters and the challenges of the Reformation. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2012010248 |
| ISBN | 9780312645380 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0312645384 (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DA356 .R577 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |