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Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne.(Review)(Brief Article)

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| December 01, 2000 | Mellett, Elizabeth | (Hide copyright information)Copyright

* Starkey, David. Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne. HarperCollins. Dec. 2000. c.368p. illus. index. ISBN 0-06-018497-3. $27.50. BIOG

In this impressive biography of Queen Elizabeth I, Starkey (Henry VIII: A European Court in England) concentrates on the first 25 years of the life of this fascinating woman. Starkey, who believes that insufficient attention has been paid to the years before Elizabeth became queen, finds these years of "apprenticeship" most interesting. Readers will likely agree, for this beautifully written and intelligent history takes a familiar story and makes it fresh. The author doesn't …

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