The Reign of Elizabeth I. (Reviews of Books).(Book Review)

Carole Levin. The Reign of Elizabeth I. New York: Palgrave. 2002. Pp. ix, 146. $39.95 paper. ISBN 0-333-65865-5.

Carole Levin informs readers at the outset of this book that she will provide a synthesis of recent scholarship and augment discussions of more traditional issues, such as religion and foreign policy, with an analysis of gender and culture. In a brief 122 pages, she has succeeded in providing students and instructors with a lively and interesting new text.

Levin opens with an explanation of the irony between Elizabeth's motto, "Semper Eadem, Always the same" ...

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