The Pirate Queen: Queen Elizabeth I, Her Pirate Adventurers, and the Dawn of Empire

"A highly colorful, swashbuckling read, one that will give you new respect for Britain's first Elizabeth." --Seattle Times

An illuminating revisionist biography about Queen Elizabeth I and her merchant-adventurers who terrorized the seas, extended the Empire, and amassed great wealth for the throne.

Extravagant, whimsical, and hot-tempered, Elizabeth was the epitome of power, both feared and admired by her enemies. Dubbed the "pirate queen" by the Vatican and Spain's Philip II, she employed a network of daring merchants, brazen adventurers, astronomer philosophers, and her stalwart Privy Council to anchor her throne--and in doing so, planted the seedlings of an empire that would ultimately cover two-fifths of the world.

In The Pirate Queen, historian Susan Ronald offers a fresh look at Elizabeth I, relying on a wealth of historical sources and thousands of the queen's personal letters to tell the thrilling story of a visionary monarch and the swashbuckling mariners who terrorized the seas to amass great wealth for themselves and the Crown.

Author: Susan Ronald
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 06/24/2008
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.52w x 1.26d
ISBN: 9780060820671

About the Author
Ronald, Susan: -

Susan Ronald, author of The Sancy Blood Diamond, has consulted for five British government departments and The National Trust. Born and raised in the United States, she has lived in England for more than twenty years.