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　　Many volumes have been written about the long reign of

Elizabeth I. Now, for the first time, comes a brilliant new work

that focuses on the critical year her reign ended, a time in which

England lost its childless queen and a Machiavellian struggle

ensued to find her successor.

December 1602. After forty-four years on the throne, Queen

Elizabeth is in decline. The formidable ruler whose motto is Semper

eadem (I never change) has become a dithering old woman, missing

teeth and wearing makeup half an inch thick. The kingdom has been

weakened by the cost of war with Spain and the simmering discontent

of both the rich and the poor. The stage has been set, at long

last, for succession. But the Queen who famously never married has

no heir.

Elizabeth’s senior relative is James VI of Scotland, Protestant

son of Elizabeth’s cousin Mary Queen of Scots. But as a foreigner

and a Stuart, he is excluded from the throne under English law. The

road to and beyond his coronation will be filled with conspiracy

and duplicity, personal betrayals and political upheavals.

Bringing history to thrilling life, Leanda de Lisle captures the

time, place, and players as never before. As the Queen nears the

end, we witness the scheming of her courtiers for the candidates of

their choice; blood-soaked infighting among the Catholic clergy as

they struggle to survive in the face of persecution; the widespread

fear that civil war, invasion, or revolution will follow the

monarch’s death; and the signs, portents, and ghosts that seem to

mark her end.

Here, too, are the surprising and, to some, dismaying results of

James’s ascension: his continuation of Elizabeth’s persecution of

Catholics, his desire to unite his two kingdoms into a new country

called Britain, and the painful contrast between the pomp and

finery of Elizabeth’s court and the begrimed quality of his

own.

Around the old queen and the new king, swirl a cast of

unforgettable characters, including Arbella Stuart, James’s

ambitious and lonely first cousin; his childish, spoiled rival for

power, Sir Walter Raleigh, who plotted to overthrow the king; and

Sir John Harrington, Elizabeth’s wily godson, who switched his

loyalties to James long before the queen’s death.

Courtesy of Leanda de Lisle’s keenly modern view of this

tumultuous time, we are given intimate insights into of political

power plays and psychological portraits relevant to our own era.

After Elizabeth is a unique look at a pivotal year–and a dazzling

debut for an exciting new historian.

From the Hardcover edition.

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　　Leanda de Lisle earned a master’s degree in history at Oxford

University before embarking on a highly successful career as a

journalist and writer. After having three sons, she went on to

graduate school and received a master’s degree in business

administration. She has since held positions as the first columnist

for Country Life magazine and as a columnist for The Spectator

magazine and The Guardian newspaper. She returned to her first

love, history, to write After Elizabeth, her debut book.

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Many volumes have been written about the long reign of Elizabeth I. Now, for the first time, comes a brilliant new work that focuses on the critical year her reign ended, a time in which England lost its childless queen and a Machiavellian struggle ensued to find her successor.

December 1602. After forty-four years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth is in decline. The formidable ruler whose motto is Semper eadem (I never change) has become a dithering old woman, missing teeth and wearing makeup half an inch thick. The kingdom has been weakened by the cost of war with Spain and the simmering discontent of both the rich and the poor. The stage has been set, at long last, for succession. But the Queen who famously never married has no heir.

Elizabeth’s senior relative is James VI of Scotland, Protestant son of Elizabeth’s cousin Mary Queen of Scots. But as a foreigner and a Stuart, he is excluded from the throne under English law. The road to and beyond his coronation will be filled with conspiracy and duplicity, personal betrayals and political upheavals.

Bringing history to thrilling life, Leanda de Lisle captures the time, place, and players as never before. As the Queen nears the end, we witness the scheming of her courtiers for the candidates of their choice; blood-soaked infighting among the Catholic clergy as they struggle to survive in the face of persecution; the widespread fear that civil war, invasion, or revolution will follow the monarch’s death; and the signs, portents, and ghosts that seem to mark her end.

Here, too, are the surprising and, to some, dismaying results of James’s ascension: his continuation of Elizabeth’s persecution of Catholics, his desire to unite his two kingdoms into a new country called Britain, and the painful contrast between the pomp and finery of Elizabeth’s court and the begrimed quality of his own.

Around the old queen and the new king, swirl a cast of unforgettable characters, including Arbella Stuart, James’s ambitious and lonely first cousin; his childish, spoiled rival for power, Sir Walter Raleigh, who plotted to overthrow the king; and Sir John Harrington, Elizabeth’s wily godson, who switched his loyalties to James long before the queen’s death.

Courtesy of Leanda de Lisle’s keenly modern view of this tumultuous time, we are given intimate insights into of political power plays and psychological portraits relevant to our own era. After Elizabeth is a unique look at a pivotal year–and a dazzling debut for an exciting new historian.

From the Hardcover edition.