The Elizabethans
by A. N. Wilson
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Critic Reviews: 19
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A colorful, panoramic view of the age of Shakespeare by one of our best historians. A time of exceptional creativity, wealth creation, and political expansion, the Elizabethan age was also more remarkable than any other for the Technicolor personalities of its leading participants. Apart from the complex character of the Virgin Queen herself, A. N. Wilson’s The Elizabethans follows the stories of Francis Drake, a privateer who not only defeated the Spanish... more
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- All Critics: 19
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The Telegraph | 15 Sep 2011
The Elizabethans is itself a fitting monument to an expansive epoch.
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Literary Review
Do not look to The Elizabethans for an authoritative narrative. Read it to understand why, despite 'the Difficulty', Queen Elizabeth I and her subjects still do matter.
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London Evening Standard | 8 Sep 2011
Wilson retains his eye for amusing detail and at the same time skates impressively over swathes of intellectual history.
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Financial Times | 2 Sep 2011
But for those who are content to revisit some well-known scenes and also encounter some surprises, there is much to treasure.
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Scotsman.com | 28 Aug 2011
...eminently readable volume on the original Elizabethans...
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Express | 4 Sep 2011
Although the book is organised into four broadly chronological parts, it takes a thematic approach...This does make it rather disjointed in places and there is little overall sense of progression.
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Kirkus Reviews | 15 Feb 2012
Wilson makes a strong case for his underlying principle...
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Wichita Eagle | 6 May 2012
And despite its occasional journalistic off-handedness in phrase, “The Elizabethans” remains an entertaining and useful popular history.
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Publishers Weekly | 16 Apr 2012
Wilson's ruminations are cerebral, incisive, witty, and well informed.
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New Zealand Listener | 14 Jan 2012
...a powerful account of events that have led to and shaped many others...
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The Mancunion | 13 Feb 2012
An easily digestible overview of the period that offers some interesting new perspectives.
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History Today | 7 Feb 2012
More something old than something new it is nevertheless a pacy and engaging read.
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Country Life | 11 Sep 2011
This book rekindles my pride and passion for what, without doubt, was our greatest age and greatest ruler.
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Washington Independent Review of Books
The Elizabethans is an excellent book for anyone with more than a casual interest in England’s last Tudor monarch...
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Slugger O'Toole | 2 Jan 2012
“The Elizabethans “is a good mind stretcher for tackling one of the big themes of for 2012.
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Standpoint | 1 Dec 2011
I've scrawled all over it in the process of correcting its faults.
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Otago Daily Times | 31 Mar 2012
The Elizabethans is a splendid, easy-to-read overview of Elizabeth's reign from a prolific and always enjoyable writer.
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The Mancunion | 13 Feb 2012
An easily digestible overview of the period that offers some interesting new perspectives.
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The New York Times | 13 Jul 2012
Wilson unwittingly acknowledges the unreliability of his sources...
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