elizabeth, 1558-1603

Examines the history, culture, religion, and social conditions of sixteenth-century England, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

Provides clear definitions and descriptions of people, events, institutions, ideas, and terminology that relate to the reign of Elizabeth I.

A biography of the daughter of Henry VIII, depicting not only her vulnerability as a human being, but her decisiveness as a queen whose policies changed England from a minor country into a world power.

Presents a concise biography of Mary, Queen of Scotts, who was considered a traitor to her country, schemed against Elizabeth I, and was executed in 1587.

When Lady Catherine has an affair with Sir Walter Raleigh, she is subsequently banished to Raliegh's colony of Roanoke by Queen Elizabeth; surviving alongside other colonists with help from Native Americans, she gradually falls in love with Manteo, a native of the area, just as Raleigh sets sail for the New World.

In 1559 England, Meg, an orphaned thief, is pressed into service and trained as a member of the Maids of Honor, Queen Elizabeth I's secret all-female guard, but her loyalty is tested when she falls in love with a Spanish courtier who may be a threat.

Seventeen-year-old Thomas Spyre, a surgeon's apprentice sailing to Spain aboard Sir Francis Drake's ship "Elizabeth Bonaventure" in 1587, finds that, with the sudden death of his master, he must take over as ship's surgeon and prove his skill not only as a doctor, but as a fighter.

Presents a fictionalized account of the final years of Mary, Queen of Scots, who fled Scotland and sought sanctuary in the home of the Earl of Shrewsbury and his wife, only to find herself imprisoned.

In 1586 England, Elizabeth, whose family is hiding a Catholic priest from Protestant reformers, and Isabella, a girl of her own age who was similarly sheltered by "faery" folk 300 years earlier when Catholics accused Isabella's mother of witchcraft, work together to keep the persecutors away.

Widge, an orphan boy who has joined William Shakespeare's acting company, begins some investigative snooping when several thefts occur backstage.