Leanda De-Lisle

Elizabeth I, queen of the waiting game

A review of Elizabeth: Renaissance Prince by Lisa Hilton argues that the queen’s true greatness lay in her inactivity and stalling tactics

issue 22 November 2014

  • Elizabeth: Renaissance Prince

    Lisa Hilton

    Weidenfeld, pp. 370

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