Despite her sex Elizabeth I maintained her authority and won the hearts of her people. She died a natural death when so many of her royal contemporaries met untimely ends.[...]

The Story I Want to Tell is a compilation of forty stories, essays, and poems, half of them written by young writers who work with The Telling Room of Portland, Maine, and the other half by experienced writers who were inspired by the work of their younger counterparts. This one-of-a-kind collection[...]

This book argues that the satire of the late Elizabethan period goes far beyond generic rhetorical persuasion, but is instead intentionally engaged in a literary mission of transideological "perceptual translation." This reshaping of culturally orthodoxies is interpreted in this study as both authen[...]

Peter Ackroyd, one of Britain's most acclaimed writers, brings the age of the Tudors to vivid life in this monumental book, charting the course of English history from Henry VIII's cataclysmic break with Rome to the epic rule of Elizabeth I.Rich in detail and atmosphere, "Tudors" is the story of Hen[...]

Peter Ackroyd, one of Britain's most acclaimed writers, brings the age of the Tudors to vivid life in this monumental book. "Tudors "is the story of Henry VIII's relentless pursuit of both the perfect wife and the perfect heir; of how the brief reign of the teenage king, Edward VI, gave way to the v[...]

Daughter of the tyrannical Henry VIII and sister of the embittered Queen Mary, Elizabeth I did well to survive her childhood. Clever, learned and skilled in diplomacy, as Queen she presided over a golden age of literature, exploration and discovery.[...]

In ten of her best essay-stories, Giedra Radvilaviciute travels between the ridiculous and the sublime, the everyday and the extraordinary. In the place of plot, which the author claims to have had "shot and buried with the proper honors," the reader finds a dense, subtly interwoven structure of mem[...]

Learn to cross-stitch and create fun wall decor, pillows, tote bags, keepsake boxes, and so much more Easy-to-understand, step-by-step instructions, color charts, photos, and illustrations guide beginner cross-stitchers through each project. This book teaches basic techniques to create beautiful pro[...]

In a Europe aflame with wars of religion and dynastic conflicts, Elizabeth I came to the throne of a realm encircled by menace. To the great Catholic powers of France and Spain, England was a heretic pariah state, a canker to be cut away for the health of the greater body of Christendom. Elizabeth's[...]

An acclaimed biography of Elizabeth I and an examination of the politics and intrigues of her Tudor court. Elizabeth I ruled England in defiance of convention, exercising supreme authority in a man's world. With courage, brilliance and style, she reigned for nearly forty-five years. Anne Somerset's[...]

Kids who can accept and share their emotions do better in many ways, Gottman's research shows:

- They form stronger friendships;

- They achieve more in school;

- They bounce back from emotional crises more quickly; and

- They are physically healthier.[...]