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Jacob Abbott was a prolific author, writing juvenile fiction, brief histories, biographies, religious books for the general reader, and a few works in popular science. Check out the following list of books to take and exciting, informative, and easy to understand stroll through... Read Full Overview

Jacob Abbott was a well-known 19th century historian who wrote biographies on various leaders and famous individuals, including this one about Queen Elizabeth I of England. When Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne in 1952, many commentators heralded the beginning of her reign... Read Full Overview

Queen Elizabeth, by Jacob Abbott, is a classic English royalty biography that details the life of Queen Elizabeth the 1st. Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 - 24 March 1603)was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death on 24 March 1603. Sometimes called... Read Full Overview

Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 - 24 March 1603) was Queen regnant of England and Queen regnant of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. The... Read Full Overview

"I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married."

―Queen Elizabeth I

- Includes the Original Illustrations

Travelers, in ascending the Thames by the steamboat from Rotterdam, on theirreturn from an excursion to the Rhine, have often their attention strongly attractedby what appears to be a splendid palace on the banks of the river at Greenwich. Theedifice is not a palace, however,... Read Full Overview

Book Excerpt: ...p>He began to entertain, or to pretend to entertain, feelings of jealousy and suspicion that Anne was unfaithful to him. One day, at a sort of tournament in the park of the royal palace at Greenwich, when a great crowd of gayly-dressed ladies and gentlemen were... Read Full Overview

Excerpt from History of Elizabeth, Queen of England

Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 - 24 March 1603) 1] was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death on 24 March 1603. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor. Elizabeth... Read Full Overview

Queen Elizabeth is a fascinating biography of Queen Elizabeth the First by Jacob Abbott. This royal biography includes this passage: "Queen Elizabeth, the subject of this narrative, was the daughter of the second wife in this strange succession, and her mother was one of the... Read Full Overview

""History of Queen Elizabeth"" by Abbott, Jacob is a comprehensive biography of one of the most iconic monarchs in British history. The book traces Queen Elizabeth's life from her birth in 1533 to her death in 1603, covering her childhood, her education, her reign as queen, and... Read Full Overview