{"product_id":"the-pirate-queen-queen-elizabeth-i-her-pirate-adventurers-and-the-dawn-of-empire-9780060820671","title":"The Pirate Queen: Queen Elizabeth I, Her Pirate Adventurers, and the Dawn of Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A highly colorful, swashbuckling read, one that will give you new respect for Britain's first Elizabeth.\" --\u003cem\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn illuminating revisionist biography about Queen Elizabeth I and her merchant-adventurers who terrorized the seas, extended the Empire, and amassed great wealth for the throne.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtravagant, whimsical, and hot-tempered, Elizabeth was the epitome of power, both feared and admired by her enemies. Dubbed the \"pirate queen\" by the Vatican and Spain's Philip II, she employed a network of daring merchants, brazen adventurers, astronomer philosophers, and her stalwart Privy Council to anchor her throne--and in doing so, planted the seedlings of an empire that would ultimately cover two-fifths of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Pirate Queen\u003c\/em\u003e, historian Susan Ronald offers a fresh look at Elizabeth I, relying on a wealth of historical sources and thousands of the queen's personal letters to tell the thrilling story of a visionary monarch and the swashbuckling mariners who terrorized the seas to amass great wealth for themselves and the Crown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRonald, Susan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSusan Ronald, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Sancy Blood Diamond\u003c\/em\u003e, has consulted for five British government departments and The National Trust. Born and raised in the United States, she has lived in England for more than twenty years. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50692577919250,"sku":"9780060820671","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cf84ba54-c950-4443-b287-3f9c7e1943a8.jpg?v=1734127987","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-pirate-queen-queen-elizabeth-i-her-pirate-adventurers-and-the-dawn-of-empire-9780060820671","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}