I stayed up late last night reading Elizabeth the Queen by Alison Weir. It's a biography of Queen Elizabeth I of England, and chronicles her story from the time of her ascent to power until her death. Imagine, this lady was only twenty-five years old when she became queen. England was then considered an economic and military backwater, but by the end of her rule was one of the most powerful kingdoms in Europe.




Elizabeth I has always fascinated me. I've had a hard time looking for a biography of her in different bookstores. The only other book I found was The Pirate Queen, which was all about her state policies and not her private life.