『Lives of the Queens of England Volume 7』のカバーアート

Lives of the Queens of England Volume 7

Lives of the Queens of England Volume 7

著者: Agnes Strickland Elisabeth Strickland
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The Lives of the Queens of England is a multi-volumed work attributed to Agnes Strickland, though it was mostly researched and written by her sister Elisabeth. These volumes give biographies of the queens of England from the Norman Conquest in 1066. Although by today's standards, it is not seen as a very scholarly work, the Stricklands used many sources that had not been used before.Volume seven includes the biography of Elizabeth I, from 1587 to her death in 1603, and Anne of Denmark.Copyright Biographies Genre アート 文学史・文学批評 社会科学
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