Elizabeth I : the voice of a monarch /
Bell, Ilona.
New York : Palgrave Macmillan,
2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
From princess to prince: a brief life story -- The art of poetry, the art of courtship: Elizabeth I and the Elizabethan writing culture -- The pre-coronation procession: so prince-like a voice -- Early days: Parliamentary speech (1559) and the Woodstock epigrams -- Diplomacy and correspondency: Elizabeth's reported speech -- Parliamentary speeches (1563, 1566) and the Psalter Posy -- Popular debate and courtly dialogue: always her own free woman -- The queen of enigma and Monsieur's departure.
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
Kings' and rulers' writings, English
Women and literature