The pirate queen :
Ronald, Susan.
The pirate queen : Queen Elizabeth I, her pirate adventurers, and the dawn of empire / Susan Ronald. - 1st ed. - New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c2007. - xxiv, 471 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [430]-442) and index.
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.
9780060820664 0060820667
2006053171
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 --Relations with merchants.
Queens--Great Britain--Biography.
Great Britain--History, Naval--Economic aspects.--Tudors, 1485-1603
Great Britain--History--Sources.--Elizabeth, 1558-1603
DA356 / .R58 2007
942.05/5092 B
The pirate queen : Queen Elizabeth I, her pirate adventurers, and the dawn of empire / Susan Ronald. - 1st ed. - New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c2007. - xxiv, 471 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [430]-442) and index.
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.
9780060820664 0060820667
2006053171
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 --Relations with merchants.
Queens--Great Britain--Biography.
Great Britain--History, Naval--Economic aspects.--Tudors, 1485-1603
Great Britain--History--Sources.--Elizabeth, 1558-1603
DA356 / .R58 2007
942.05/5092 B