In this remarkable biography, Carolly Erickson brings Elizabeth I to
life and allows us to see her as a living, breathing, elegant,
flirtatious, diplomatic, violent, arrogant, and outrageous woman who
commands our attention, fascination, and awe.
With the special skill for which she is acclaimed, Carolly Erickson
electrifies the senses as she evokes with total fidelity the brilliant
colors of Elizabethan clothing and jewelry, the texture of tapestries,
and even the close, perfumed air of castle rooms. Erickson demonstrates
her extraordinary ability to discern and bring to life psychological and
physical reality.