The Reign of Elizabeth 1558 - 1603

A classic account of the reign of Elizabeth, and of the political, economic, social, literary, artistic, scientific, and cultural features that made it one of the richest periods in British history. It ranges from the Religious Settlement, England's relations with France, and the succession to Catholic and Puritan challenges to the establishement, the execution of Mary Stuart, the Armada, the Irish problem, and the later years of her reign.