I've used Christopher Haigh's "Elizabeth I: Profiles in Power" but it
has an odd slant to it. There is Christopher Hibbert's "The Virgin
Queen" -- quite good, I think. Also Levin's "The Heart and Stomach of
a King." There seem to be quite a few new ones -- many biased in one
way or another.
Quoting anne prescott <[log in to unmask]>:
> Just to second Peter Herman's recommendation of Scarisbrick, who seems
> to me quite balanced (and to add to what Bill Oram says that Wallace
> Macaffrey is wonderful too--and all Spenserians should be grateful to
> both him and his wife Isabel). There's a politically conservative
> but/and interesting Englishman whose name I am blanking on who did a
> book on Elizabeth I liked; the subtitle is something like "A study of
> [in?] power and intellect," which seems fair despite her faults. Anne
> Prescott.
>
> On Jul 27, 2007, at 4:02 PM, Peter C. Herman wrote:
>
>> The standard biography for Henry VIII remains J.J. Scarisbrick,
>> Henry VIII, although there are a number of more popular ones, e.g.,
>> Carrolly Erickson.
>>
>> As for Elizabeth, there's Alison Weir, but I think the standard
>> scholarly biography is by J. E. Neale, although again, there are
>> many popular ones.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>>
>> pch
>>
>> At 10:46 AM 7/27/2007, you wrote:
>>
>>> Can anyone recommend a good scholarly biography of Elizabeth
>>> Tudor? Also, one for Henry VIII?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Jean Goodrich
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dr. Jean Goodrich
>>> Department of English, Modern Languages and Mass Communication
>>> Albany State University
>>> Albany, GA 31705
>>>
>>>
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