Books by Christopher Haigh

The reign of Elizabeth I was one of the most important periods of expansion and growth in British history, the so-called 'Golden Age'. This celebrated and influential study of Elizabeth reconsiders how she achieved this and the ways in which she exercised her power.

Elizabeth I is a popular historical obsession and an endless source of inspiration for TV series, biopics and biographies. With her four hundredth anniversary on the horizon (1603), time is right for a new and lavishly illustrated edition of this hugely successful study of our favorite and most dramatic queen.

The reign of Elizabeth I was one of the most important periods of expansion and growth in British history, the so-called 'Golden Age'. This celebrated and influential study of Elizabeth reconsiders how she achieved this and the ways in which she exercised her power.