Promotional Information

Part of the Penguin Monarchs series- short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers in a collectible hardback format.

About the Author

Stephen Alford is the author of the bestselling The Watchers- A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I which was a Sunday Times and Daily Telegraph Book of the Year. He is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Leeds.

Reviews

"Alford is an expert on all things Elizabethan, and his intimate knowledge of the queen's ministers and the period's political history guarantees the accuracy and thoroughness of this rip-roaring story. . . .A great spy novel--except that it's all true." --Kirkus Reviews on The Watchers