Jonas Carson
Professor Alexander
Humanities
April 27, 2015
I, Elizabeth I, Elizabeth by Rosalind Miles is the intriguing story of Queen Elizabeth the first of England’s rise to the top in a court of gossip and a struggle for power. Rosalind mixes her fictional style of writing with the history in a way the blends Queen Elizabeth’s real life into a readable and enjoyable narrative. The story is written from the Queens actually perspective and by using the first person form of storytelling Rosalind creates fiction that is actually believable. She uses accurate accounts of history from another point of view, allowing us to see into the mind of one of the most powerful women in all of history. The story follows from the perspective of Elizabeth the Great otherwise known as the Virgin Queen. This perspective allows us to speculate and imagine what went on behind closed doors or within the mind of this powerful woman. The story follows her thoughts on matters such as her imprisonment from her sister, Mary, within the tower of London or the death of her step mothers due …show more content…
The second point that we see through Elizabeth’s perspective is that people of trust worthy intent were hard to find. She at one point has to deal with the uprising of Mary Queen of Scots and the Spanish armada from the king of Spain heading towards England. The armada was sent on the kings orders following the execution of Mary Queen of Scots by Queen Elizabeth. At the time of Mary’s execution we see Elizabeth’s struggle with using this power she has. Interestingly enough though we see her use her powerful military action to head off the Spanish armada which had been rumored to have been invincible. Due to a “protestant wind” and good military action the powerful fleet of ships never made it to the English
Professor Alexander
Humanities
April 27, 2015
I, Elizabeth I, Elizabeth by Rosalind Miles is the intriguing story of Queen Elizabeth the first of England’s rise to the top in a court of gossip and a struggle for power. Rosalind mixes her fictional style of writing with the history in a way the blends Queen Elizabeth’s real life into a readable and enjoyable narrative. The story is written from the Queens actually perspective and by using the first person form of storytelling Rosalind creates fiction that is actually believable. She uses accurate accounts of history from another point of view, allowing us to see into the mind of one of the most powerful women in all of history. The story follows from the perspective of Elizabeth the Great otherwise known as the Virgin Queen. This perspective allows us to speculate and imagine what went on behind closed doors or within the mind of this powerful woman. The story follows her thoughts on matters such as her imprisonment from her sister, Mary, within the tower of London or the death of her step mothers due …show more content…
The second point that we see through Elizabeth’s perspective is that people of trust worthy intent were hard to find. She at one point has to deal with the uprising of Mary Queen of Scots and the Spanish armada from the king of Spain heading towards England. The armada was sent on the kings orders following the execution of Mary Queen of Scots by Queen Elizabeth. At the time of Mary’s execution we see Elizabeth’s struggle with using this power she has. Interestingly enough though we see her use her powerful military action to head off the Spanish armada which had been rumored to have been invincible. Due to a “protestant wind” and good military action the powerful fleet of ships never made it to the English