Based on a wealth of historical sources and thousands of personal letters
between Elizabeth and her merchant adventurers, advisers, and royal "cousins,"
The Pirate Queen tells the thrilling story of Elizabeth and the swashbuckling
mariners who terrorized the seas, planted the seedlings of an empire, and
amassed great wealth for themselves and the Crown.
Dubbed the "pirate queen" by the Vatican and Spain's Philip II, Elizabeth I
was feared and admired by her enemies. Extravagant, whimsical, and hot-tempered,
Elizabeth was the epitome of power. Her visionary accomplishments were made
possible by her daring merchants, gifted rapscallion adventurers, astronomer
philosophers, and her stalwart Privy Council, including Sir William Cecil, Sir
Francis Walsingham, and Sir Nicholas Bacon. All these men contributed their
vast genius, power, greed, and expertise to the advancement of England.
In The Pirate Queen, historian Susan Ronald offers a fresh look at Elizabeth I,
focusing on her uncanny instinct for financial survival and the superior
intellect that propelled and sustained her rise. The foundation of Elizabeth's
empire was built on a carefully choreographed strategy whereby piracy
transformed England from an impoverished state on the fringes of Europe into
the first building block of an empire that covered two-fifths of the world.
Based on a wealth of historical sources and thousands of personal letters
between Elizabeth and her merchant adventurers, advisers, and royal "cousins,"
The Pirate Queen tells the thrilling story of Elizabeth and the swashbuckling
mariners who terrorized the seas, planted the seedlings of an empire, and
amassed great wealth for themselves and the Crown.
Why was Spain the richest country in Europe so soon after the 'reconquista'
that other nations became super powers just by pirating the Spanish resources?
Ferdinand and Isabella reconquered a rich country where the Rennaisance had
been taking shape for centuries while rest of the Europe was submerged in the
'Dark Ages'. Another proof that the Islamic/ Moorish society in Spain played
a crucial part in the birth of the European Rennaisance.
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