Grade 6-8–This engaging biography brings the monarch's complicated and fascinating life to light. Weatherly focuses more on Elizabeth's political and social relationships than on her accomplishments as a ruler. Though the subject of Tudor England and its political intrigue is fairly complex, the text is clearly written and highly readable and would be appropriate for students without much background. Though similar in scope to William W. Lace's Elizabeth I and Her Court (Gale, 2002), this book is more visually interesting because it includes well-reproduced color and black-and-white artwork or graphics on every spread. Both report writers and those with a general interest in this topic will find much here to enjoy.–Cheri Dobbs, Detroit Country Day Middle School, Beverly Hills, MI Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.
