The Heart and Stomach of a King: Elizabeth I and the Politics of Sex and PowerWith a new introduction that situates the original edition within the emerging genre of cultural biography, the second edition of The Heart and Stomach of a King explores the myriad ways Queen Elizabeth I represented herself as a public figure and how her subjects represented and responded to her. |
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The Heart and Stomach of a King: Elizabeth I and the Politics of Sex and Power Carole Levin No preview available - 1994 |
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