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# The Word of a Prince: A Life of Elizabeth I from Contemporary Documents

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## Customer Reviews

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    In contrast to the first reviewer, I found Maria ...
  

*by L***K on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 2, 2017*

In contrast to the first reviewer, I found Maria Perry's alternation of contemporary documents and historical narrative very effective. To say that Ms Perry's account is "often biased and pure speculation (yet presented as fact)" is a little unfair. The notes offer sources throughout the book, most being primary sources (especially the relevant State Papers but many others too). The scholarship is meticulous and far in excess of more populist treatments of Elizabeth's life. Ms Perry studied under GR Elton whose heroic labours in the archive are well-documented; her own work ethic is commensurate. Where she differs from other historians' views she is careful to say so. Thus, when Perry downplays the notorious clothes-cutting incident involving a thirteen year old Elizabeth, Thomas Seymour and Katherine Parr in the garden at Chelsea, she is careful to give textual support for her view, showing how later writers 'improved' the tale. "The Word of a Prince: A Life of Elizabeth I" is a work of considerable scholarship somewhat disguised by its unconventional and hybrid format.

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    Good for some, not for other - you decide!
  

*by C***D on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 10, 2000*

I read this book in a History class of the Tudor-Stuart period in college.  While I found the book interesting, many others did not.  The book combines documents by Elizabeth herself, many rare or hard to find and of a  personal nature, and secondary source comentaty.  The book gives an often  unheard naritive of Elizabeth I's childhood, accendancy, and reign.One  problem that many other students found in my class was the constant  personal narritives given by the author.  While at times they are quite  dramatic and through provoking, they are often biased and pure speculation  (yet presented as fact).  Some issues and events are taken someone out of  context or presented in a slanted view.While I would definatly recomend  this book to anyone wanting to know more and about Elizabeth I, I must  caution the reader to question some of the evidence and speculation given  in the book.  The reader must constantly be on the look out for things that  may be biased.  This book does make an excellent read for the amature  historian, but like all historical books, do not base all your knowledge on  this one work.

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    I'm confused.
  

*by A***Y on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 21, 2000*

I've never read this book before, But someone that has, Could u  tell me why in the world it says The World of a *Prince*? Because shes a princess.

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