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In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire

In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire

Laurence Bergreen

William Morrow Large Print
2021
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"FASCINATING . . . Dramatic and timely." --New York Times Book Review, Editors' ChoiceIn this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer of Magellan and Columbus reveals the singular adventures of Sir Francis Drake, whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed the course of history."Entrancing . . . Very good indeed." --Wall Street JournalBefore he was secretly dispatched by Queen Elizabeth to circumnavigate the globe, or was called upon to save England from the Spanish Armada, Francis Drake was perhaps the most wanted--and successful--pirate ever to sail. Nicknamed "El Draque" by the Spaniards who placed a bounty on his head, the notorious red-haired, hot-tempered Drake pillaged galleons laden with New World gold and silver, stealing a vast fortune for his queen--and himself. For Elizabeth, Drake made the impossible real, serving as a crucial and brilliantly adaptable instrument of her ambitions to transform England from a third-rate island kingdom into a global imperial power.In 1580, sailing on Elizabeth's covert orders, Drake became the first captain to circumnavigate the earth successfully. (Ferdinand Magellan had died in his attempt.) Part exploring expedition, part raiding mission, Drake's audacious around-the-world journey in the Golden Hind reached Patagonia, the Pacific Coast of present-day California and Oregon, the Spice Islands, Java, and Africa. Almost a decade later, Elizabeth called upon Drake again. As the devil-may-care vice admiral of the English fleet, Drake dramatically defeated the once-invincible Spanish Armada, spurring the British Empire's ascent and permanently wounding its greatest rival. The relationship between Drake and Elizabeth is the missing link in our understanding of the rise of the British Empire, and its importance has not been fully described or appreciated. Framed around Drake's key voyages as a window into this crucial moment in British history, In Search of a Kingdom is a rousing adventure narrative entwining epic historical themes with intimate passions.
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Her Majesty's Spymaster: Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Walsingham, and the Birth of Modern Espionage

Her Majesty's Spymaster: Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Walsingham, and the Birth of Modern Espionage

Stephen Budiansky

PENGUIN BOOKS
2006
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Sir Francis Walsingham's official title was principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I, but in fact this pious, tight-lipped Puritan was England's first spymaster. A ruthless, fiercely loyal civil servant, Walsingham worked brilliantly behind the scenes to foil Elizabeth's rival Mary Queen of Scots and outwit Catholic Spain and France, which had arrayed their forces behind her. Though he cut an incongruous figure in Elizabeth's worldly court, Walsingham managed to win the trust of key players like William Cecil and the Earl of Leicester before launching his own secret campaign against the queen's enemies. Covert operations were Walsingham's genius; he pioneered techniques for exploiting double agents, spreading disinformation, and deciphering codes with the latest code-breaking science that remain staples of international espionage.
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In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire

In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire

Laurence Bergreen

Harpercollins
2021
cd
In this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer of Magellan, Columbus, and Marco Polo brings alive the singular life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, the pirate/explorer/admiral whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed the course of history"Bergreen masterly portrays ... the swashbuckling life and times of the explorer who achieved what Magellan could not--and made England's fortune in the process." --Kirkus, STARRED reviewBefore he was secretly dispatched by Queen Elizabeth to circumnavigate the globe, or was called upon to save England from the Spanish Armada, Francis Drake was perhaps the most wanted-and successful-pirate ever to sail. Nicknamed El Draque by the Spaniards who placed a bounty on his head, the notorious red-haired, hot-tempered Drake pillaged galleons laden with New World gold and silver, stealing a vast fortune for his queen-and himself. For Elizabeth, Drake made the impossible real, serving as a crucial and brilliantly adaptable instrument of her ambitions to transform England from a third-rate island kingdom into a global imperial power.In 1580, sailing on Elizabeth's covert orders, Drake became the first captain to circumnavigate the earth successfully. (Ferdinand Magellan had died in his attempt.) Part exploring expedition, part raiding mission, Drake's audacious around-the-world journey in the Golden Hind reached Patagonia, the Pacific Coast of present-day California and Oregon, the Spice Islands, Java, and Africa. Almost a decade later, Elizabeth called upon Drake again. As the devil-may-care vice admiral of the English fleet, Drake dramatically defeated the once-invincible Spanish Armada, spurring the British Empire's ascent and permanently wounding its greatest rival. The relationship between Drake and Elizabeth is the missing link in our understanding of the rise of the British Empire, and its importance has not been fully described or appreciated. Framed around Drake's key voyages as a window into this crucial moment in British history, In Search of a Kingdom is a rousing adventure narrative entwining epic historical themes with intimate passions.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
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In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire

In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire

Laurence Bergreen

Harpercollins
2021
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In this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer of Magellan, Columbus, and Marco Polo brings alive the singular life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, the pirate/explorer/admiral whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed the course of history"Bergreen masterly portrays ... the swashbuckling life and times of the explorer who achieved what Magellan could not--and made England's fortune in the process." --Kirkus, STARRED reviewBefore he was secretly dispatched by Queen Elizabeth to circumnavigate the globe, or was called upon to save England from the Spanish Armada, Francis Drake was perhaps the most wanted-and successful-pirate ever to sail. Nicknamed El Draque by the Spaniards who placed a bounty on his head, the notorious red-haired, hot-tempered Drake pillaged galleons laden with New World gold and silver, stealing a vast fortune for his queen-and himself. For Elizabeth, Drake made the impossible real, serving as a crucial and brilliantly adaptable instrument of her ambitions to transform England from a third-rate island kingdom into a global imperial power.In 1580, sailing on Elizabeth's covert orders, Drake became the first captain to circumnavigate the earth successfully. (Ferdinand Magellan had died in his attempt.) Part exploring expedition, part raiding mission, Drake's audacious around-the-world journey in the Golden Hind reached Patagonia, the Pacific Coast of present-day California and Oregon, the Spice Islands, Java, and Africa. Almost a decade later, Elizabeth called upon Drake again. As the devil-may-care vice admiral of the English fleet, Drake dramatically defeated the once-invincible Spanish Armada, spurring the British Empire's ascent and permanently wounding its greatest rival. The relationship between Drake and Elizabeth is the missing link in our understanding of the rise of the British Empire, and its importance has not been fully described or appreciated. Framed around Drake's key voyages as a window into this crucial moment in British history, In Search of a Kingdom is a rousing adventure narrative entwining epic historical themes with intimate passions.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
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Henry's Roses: The Lives of Elizabeth of York, Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France

Henry's Roses: The Lives of Elizabeth of York, Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France

Amanda Harvey Purse

AMBERLEY PUBLISHING
2025
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Henry VIII's relationships with women in his adult life famously did not go well. He was the Tudor king who had six wives, two of which he murdered. But what of the three powerful Tudor women that surrounded Henry VIII in his early life? The ones that saw him before the marriages, before the beheadings, before the tyranny? One was Queen of England, one was Queen of Scotland and the other was Queen of France - but for Henry VIII these women were his mother and two sisters.Henry's Roses explores the life of these three women, shining a spotlight and telling the story of how their fate was entwined with the most infamous monarch of them all.
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In Search of a Kingdom Lib/E: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire

In Search of a Kingdom Lib/E: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire

Laurence Bergreen

Harpercollins
2021
cd
In this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer of Magellan, Columbus, and Marco Polo brings alive the singular life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, the pirate/explorer/admiral whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed the course of history"Bergreen masterly portrays ... the swashbuckling life and times of the explorer who achieved what Magellan could not--and made England's fortune in the process." --Kirkus, STARRED reviewBefore he was secretly dispatched by Queen Elizabeth to circumnavigate the globe, or was called upon to save England from the Spanish Armada, Francis Drake was perhaps the most wanted-and successful-pirate ever to sail. Nicknamed El Draque by the Spaniards who placed a bounty on his head, the notorious red-haired, hot-tempered Drake pillaged galleons laden with New World gold and silver, stealing a vast fortune for his queen-and himself. For Elizabeth, Drake made the impossible real, serving as a crucial and brilliantly adaptable instrument of her ambitions to transform England from a third-rate island kingdom into a global imperial power.In 1580, sailing on Elizabeth's covert orders, Drake became the first captain to circumnavigate the earth successfully. (Ferdinand Magellan had died in his attempt.) Part exploring expedition, part raiding mission, Drake's audacious around-the-world journey in the Golden Hind reached Patagonia, the Pacific Coast of present-day California and Oregon, the Spice Islands, Java, and Africa. Almost a decade later, Elizabeth called upon Drake again. As the devil-may-care vice admiral of the English fleet, Drake dramatically defeated the once-invincible Spanish Armada, spurring the British Empire's ascent and permanently wounding its greatest rival. The relationship between Drake and Elizabeth is the missing link in our understanding of the rise of the British Empire, and its importance has not been fully described or appreciated. Framed around Drake's key voyages as a window into this crucial moment in British history, In Search of a Kingdom is a rousing adventure narrative entwining epic historical themes with intimate passions.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
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Kuningriigi otsingul. Francis Drake, Elizabeth I ja Briti Impeeriumi ohtuderohke sund

Kuningriigi otsingul. Francis Drake, Elizabeth I ja Briti Impeeriumi ohtuderohke sund

Laurence Bergreen

Argo
2023
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Enne, kui Elizabeth I andis Francis Drake'ile ülesande ümber maailma seilata, oli "kuninganna piraat", El Draque ehk Draakon, nagu hispaanlased teda kutsusid, ehk kõige tagaotsitum - ja edukam - mereröövel, kes eales meresid kündnud.Punapäine tulise temperamendiga Drake röövis Uuest Maailmast hõbeda- ja kullakoormatega naasvaid Hispaania aardelaevu ning krabas oma kuningannale - ja iseendale - kokku tohutu varanduse. Elizabethi heaks tegi Drake teoks võimatu: aitas vormida Inglismaast, sellest vaesunud ja isoleeritud saareriigikesest, üleilmse impeeriumi.1580. aastal sai Drake'ist esimene kapten, kes sooritas oma laeval Golden Hind eduka ümbermaailmareisi (Magalhaes oli sama üritades hukka saanud). Kaheksa aastat hiljem vastas hulljulge piraat taas Elizabethi kutsele ning aitas lüüa hispaanlaste Võitmatut Armaadat.Elizabethi ja Drake'i suhe on seni jäänud puuduvaks lüliks meie teadmistes Briti impeeriumi sünni ja tõusu kohta. Bergreeni "Kuningriigi otsingul" heidab valgust pöördelisele hetkele Suurbritannia ja kogu Briti impeeriumi kujunemisloos, põimides grandioosse ajaloolise teema ja inimlikud kired kaasahaaravaks jutustuseks.Laurence Bergreeni (1950) sulest on ilmunud arvukalt ajalooliste isikute biograafiaid, nende seas Casanova, Louis Armstrongi, Al Capone, Marco Polo jt elulood. Samuti köidab teda maadeuurimise teema: ta on kirjutanud Fernao de Magalhaesi, Christoph Kolumbuse ja Francis Drake'i avastusreisidest, aga ka NASA Marsi-missioonist.
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A Correct Account of the Trials of Charles m'Manus, John Hauer, Elizabeth Hauer, Patrick Donagan, Francis Cox, and Others; At Harrisburgh June Oyer and Terminer, 1798

A Correct Account of the Trials of Charles m'Manus, John Hauer, Elizabeth Hauer, Patrick Donagan, Francis Cox, and Others; At Harrisburgh June Oyer and Terminer, 1798

Gale Ecco, Print Editions
2018
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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.This collection reveals the history of English common law and Empire law in a vastly changing world of British expansion. Dominating the legal field is the Commentaries of the Law of England by Sir William Blackstone, which first appeared in 1765. Reference works such as almanacs and catalogues continue to educate us by revealing the day-to-day workings of society.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryW011939Half-title: Trials and confessions of John Hauer, Charles M'Manus, &c. for the murder of Francis Shitz. Parentheses substituted for square brackets in imprint transcription. "The following is the last speech and dying confession of Charles M'Manus .."-- Harrisburgh]: Printed at Harrisburgh Pa.] by John Wyeth, 1798. (Entered according to law). 2], 163, 1] p.; 8
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The Essays, or Councils, Civil and Moral, of Sir Francis Bacon, ... With a Table of the Colours of Good and Evil. And a Discourse of the Wisdom of the Ancients. To Which is Added in This Edition the Character of Queen Elizabeth

The Essays, or Councils, Civil and Moral, of Sir Francis Bacon, ... With a Table of the Colours of Good and Evil. And a Discourse of the Wisdom of the Ancients. To Which is Added in This Edition the Character of Queen Elizabeth

Gale Ecco, Print Editions
2018
sidottu
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT089393The 'Table of colours' has separate pagination and half-title; 'The wisdom of the ancients' which is translated by Sir Arthur Gorges has separate pagination and a titlepage dated 1705; register is continuous.London: printed by H. Clark, for R. Chiswell, S. Smith, T. Bennet, B. Walford and 3 others in London], 1706. 10],167, 9],21, 11],101, 1]p.; 8
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The Essays, or Councils, Civil and Moral, of Sir. Francis Bacon, with a Table of the Colours of Good and Evil. and a Discourse of the Wisdom of the Ancients. to This Edition Is Added the Character of Queen Elizabeth

The Essays, or Councils, Civil and Moral, of Sir. Francis Bacon, with a Table of the Colours of Good and Evil. and a Discourse of the Wisdom of the Ancients. to This Edition Is Added the Character of Queen Elizabeth

Anonymous

Gale Ecco, Print Editions
2018
sidottu
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT129859The 'Table of colours' has separate pagination; 'The wisdom of the ancients, ' which is translated by Sir. Arthur Gorges, has separate pagination and titlepage; the register is continuous. With a final table of contents. Other issues were printed for varLondon: printed by E. Holt for Sam. Smith, and Benj. Walford, 1701. 8],167, 9],21, 11],17-114, 2]p.; 8
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Capetian France 987-1328

Capetian France 987-1328

Elizabeth Hallam

Routledge
2015
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In 987, when Hugh Capet took the throne of France, founding a dynasty which was to rule for over 300 years, his kingdom was weak and insignificant. But by 1100, the kingdom of France was beginning to dominate the cultural nd religious life of western Europe. In the centuries that followed, to scholars and to poets, to reforming churchmen and monks, to crusaders and the designers of churches, France was the hub of the universe. La douce France drew people like a magnet even though its kings were, until about 1200, comparatively insignificant figures. Then, thanks to the conquests and reforms of King Philip Augustus, France became a dominant force in political and economic terms as well, producing a saint-king, Louis IX, and in Philip IV, a ruler so powerful that he could dictate to popes and emperors. Spanning France's development across four centuries, Capetian France is a definitive book. This second edition has been carefully revised to take account of the very latest work, without losing the original book's popular balance between a compelling narrative and an fascinating examination of the period's main themes.
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