Who Was?: Who Was Queen Elizabeth?

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June Eding lives in New York, New York. Nancy Harrison lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

The life of Queen Elizabeth I was dramatic and dangerous: cast out of her fathers court at the age of 3 and imprisoned at 19 and was crowned queen in 1558, when she was only 25. Elizabeth ruled for over forty years and led England through one of its most prosperous periods in history. Over 80 illustrations bring Gloriana and her court to life. The life of Queen Elizabeth I was dramatic and dangerous: cast out of her fathers court at the age of three and imprisoned at nineteen, Elizabeth was crowned queen in 1558, when she was only twenty-five. A tough, intelligent woman who spoke five languages, Elizabeth ruled for over forty years and led England through one of its most prosperous periods in history. Over 80 illustrations bring Gloriana and her court to life.

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