Heretic Queen Elizabeth I And The Wars Of Religion Susan Ronald by Susan Ronald 9780312645380, 9781250015211, 0312645384, 1250015219 instant download after payment.

In this major new biographical study, acclaimed Elizabethan historian Susan Ronald tells the real story of Elizabeth I, Britain’s greatest queen – and unsung religious leader.

As the Wars of Religion raged bitterly through Europe in the 16th century, Elizabeth was determined to grant a measure of religious tolerance to her subjects. Influenced by the protestant views of her infamous father, Henry VIII, and brother, Edward VI, as well as her Roman Catholic sister, Mary I, she and her advisers introduced the Elizabethan Religious Settlement that would forever shape religion in England and beyond.

But with threats from the continent coming thick and fast, her battle to defend her faith soon became tantamount with defending her realm. In this compelling book, which has been praised by many leading historians, Susan Ronald expertly weaves the story of Elizabeth I with the turbulent religious circumstances of her reign. Heretic Queen is a must read for anyone interested in the Elizabethan era or the English Reformation.

'A timely triumph in an age when religion continues to be a matter of conflict' - Antonia Fraser

'A searing account of the dark underside of the Elizabethan golden age. Susan Ronald has written a devastating and important reminder of the long, hard road from religious strife to accommodation' - Amanda Foreman

'This is compulsive, engaging and vivid history, and a long-overdue study of the religious settlement of Elizabeth I's reign, packed with eyewitness detail. Susan Ronald has the gift of making us feel we are there, caught up in the crises of faith that affected Elizabeth's subjects. In her capable hands, the drama of the English Reformation comes alive' - Alison Weir

Susan Ronald is a historian and biographer and has already written two acclaimed biographies.