Agnes Strickland's Lives of the queens of England / Agnes Strickland ; introduced and selected by Antonia Fraser.
Series: Continuum historiesPublication details: London : Continuum, 2011.Description: 151 p. ; 20 cmISBN:- 9781441109477
- 1441109471
- Lives of the queens of England
- Selections. 2011
- 942.050922 22
- DA28.2 .S775 2011
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 942.050 STR | Available | 051878 |
Formerly CIP. Uk
Includes bibliographical references (p. 9)
The fall of Anne Boleyn -- Elizabeth I and the death of Mary, Queen of Scots.
REGIONAL & NATIONAL HISTORY. Strickland was possibly the most celebrated English female historical biographer of the 19th Century. Antonia Fraser selects her best writing and explains its importance. "The Lives of the Queens of England" were among the most popular of all Victorian historical publications. They remain an important pioneering achievement in the writing of historical biography. Agnes Strickland worked in manuscript collections and managed to obtain access to the state paper office. 'Facts not opinions' was her credo and the "Lives" were an important resource for later scholars, decades after their original publication. Antonia Fraser, the doyenne of modern historical biographers, makes a selection of her favourite passages from Strickland's work and writes an extensive introduction in which she states that the Lives 'remain in many ways as fresh and as entertaining as their first delighted readers must have found them'.
