elizabeth, 1558-1603

"A biography of Mary, Queen of Scots, one of the most controversial and divisive monarchs in regal history."--Back cover.

Explores the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, discussing her French upbringing, coronation, marriages, ill health, challenges, rule, and other related topics, and providing information about the cultural and intellectual climate of the world in which she lived.

Performing in the English town of Stratford-on-Avon in 1576, a young actress, who is disguised as a boy, uncovers a murder mystery with help from a local lad named Will Shakespeare.

Looks at life in Great Britain during the time of William Shakespeare, including education, the performing arts, city life and country life, and more.

Chronicles the life and times of Sir Francis Walsingham, the spymaster for Queen Elizabeth I, and details how Walsingham invented the modern concept of covert operations, espionage, code breaking, and secret services around the globe.

Presents evidence that the writings attributed to William Shakespeare were in fact written by Elizabethan court playwright Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, and chronicles the life and writing career of de Vere.

Presents an historical fiction featuring Elizabeth Tudor who sets out to learn who is out to destroy her royal portraits and threatening her life.

William Shakespeare has been haunted by the ghost of the late Christopher Marlowe and wants nothing to do with him, until William's son disappears and Willaim calls in some favors from his ghostly companion.

In 1587, ex-soldier David Becket struggles to deal with his tortured past and the discovery that someone in the heart of the English Commonwealth may be selling munitions to the Spanish.

" ... this popular history explores daily life in Queen Elizabeth's England, taking us inside the homes and minds of ordinary citizens as well as luminaries of the period, including Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Sir Francis Drake. Organized as a travel guide for the time-hopping tourist, Mortimer relates in delightful (and occasionally disturbing) detail everything from the sounds and smells of sixteenth-century England to the complex and contradictory Elizabethan attitudes toward violence, class, sex, and religion. Original enough to interest those with previous knowledge of Elizabethan England and accessible enough to entertain those without, The Time Traveler's Guide is a book for Elizabethan enthusiasts and history buffs alike."--.